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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fortissimo

Fortissimo \For*tis"si*mo\ (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of forte, adv. See Forte, adv.] (Mus.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fortissimo

1724, from Italian fortissimo, superlative of forte "loud, strong," from Latin fortis "strong" (see fort).

Wiktionary
fortissimo

adv. (context music English) The musical term indicating that the piece is played very loud. n. (context music English) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff.

WordNet
fortissimo

  1. adj. chiefly a direction or description in music

  2. n. (music) with great loudness [syn: forte]

  3. adv. a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn: very loudly] [ant: pianissimo]

Wikipedia
Fortissimo (disambiguation)

Fortissimo is a term in music dynamics meaning "to be played very loudly."

Fortissimo may also refer to:

  • CR Cellars Fortissimo wine, A delicious dry red wine from California, commonly described as the closest thing to homemade Italian wine.
  • Fortissimo Records, a records label
  • Fortissimo Films, a distribution and production company that focuses on independent and Asian cinema
  • Fortissimo space, a concept in topology

  • , a PC game released by La'cryma

Usage examples of "fortissimo".

Willie played the closing bars of Anchors Aweigh fortissimo, banged the piano shut, and ran out.

Ma, a parte tutte queste considerazioni, fu il 16 maggio, credo (giacché registravo tuttora lo scorrere dei giorni su quel povero palo in funzione di calendario), fu il 16 maggio, dicevo, che un fortissimo uragano di vento soffiò per tutto il giorno, accompagnato da lampi e da tuoni e seguito da una spaventevole nottata.

Although Jasmine Cottage was, if anything, colder in than out, the party gave an initial illusion of success because the twenty-five odd guests crammed into a small room, dominated by a large black grand piano, had to yell to be heard, particularly as Rachel had turned up Rannaldini's CD of Shostakovich's Fifth fortissimo.

Or, for loudest crescendo and fortissimo, the player simply up and down bangs the whole pole.