Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /.
Sforzando in music means an accented chord
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sf, or sfz, is short for 'sforzando' which means accented, or forced.
sforzando
The symbol sfz or sometimes sf stands for sforzando. when the sign appears above a note, play that note or group of note loudly and then resume playing at the previous volume before
"Sf" means "sforzando". It is Italian for accented or forced.
that is a musical marking for sforzando which means to suddenly become louder on the note or phrase.
sforzando, like an accent, suddenly playing the note loudly and accented
Anne Mischakoff has written: 'Sforzando!' 'Khandoshkin and the beginning of Russian string music' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Music
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pp - pianissimo - very soft p - piano - soft mp - mezzo-piano - medium-soft mf - mezzo-forte - medium-loud f- forte - loud ff - fortissimo - very loud cresc. - crescendo - get louder decresc. - decrescendo - get softer sf - sforzando - sudden accent sfp - sforzando-piano - sudden accent and sudden piano
Loud would be represented with the word forte (f). Very loud would be fortissimo (ff). Suddenly loud would be sfz (sforzando) Somewhat loud would be mf(mezzo forte)