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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTISSISSIMO

fortississimo  [ˌfɔːtɪˈsɪsɪməʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTISSISSIMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fortississimo is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORTISSISSIMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fortississimo

Dynamics (music)

In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional. The term is also applied to the written or printed musical notation used to indicate dynamics. Dynamics are relative and do not refer to specific volume levels.

Definition of fortississimo in the English dictionary

The definition of fortississimo in the dictionary is louder than fortissimo; as loud as possible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORTISSISSIMO


ammo
ˈæməʊ
camo
ˈkæməʊ
Como
ˈkəʊməʊ
demo
ˈdɛməʊ
emo
ˈiːməʊ
homo
ˈhəʊməʊ
Imo
ˈiːməʊ
legatissimo
ˌlɛɡɑːˈtɪsɪməʊ
limo
ˈlɪməʊ
memo
ˈmɛməʊ
mo
məʊ
mot
məʊ
octodecimo
ˌɒktəʊˈdɛsɪməʊ
Palermo
pəˈlɛəməʊ
pianississimo
ˌpɪənɪsˈɪsɪməʊ
primo
ˈpriːməʊ
promo
ˈprəʊməʊ
proximo
ˈprɒksɪməʊ
skimo
ˈskɪməʊ
ultimo
ˈʌltɪˌməʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTISSISSIMO

forties
fortieth
fortifiable
fortification
fortified
fortified pa
fortified wine
fortifier
fortifies
fortify
fortifyingly
fortilage
fortis
fortissimo
fortitude
fortitudinous
fortlet
fortnight
fortnightlies
fortnightly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTISSISSIMO

altaltissimo
altissimo
bravissimo
centesimo
fortissimo
generalissimo
in altissimo
lentissimo
milesimo
pianissimo
Piero di Cosimo
prestissimo
staccatissimo

Synonyms and antonyms of fortississimo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fortississimo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTISSISSIMO

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The translations of fortississimo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fortississimo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fortississimo
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fortississimo
570 millions of speakers

English

fortississimo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fortississimo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fortississimo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fortississimo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fortississimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fortississimo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fortississimo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fortississimo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fortississimo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fortississimo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fortississimo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fortississimo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fortississimo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fortississimo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोर्टिसिसिमो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fortississimo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fortississimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fortississimo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fortississimo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fortississimo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fortississimo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fortississimo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fortississimo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortississimo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fortississimo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTISSISSIMO»

The term «fortississimo» is used very little and occupies the 183.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTISSISSIMO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fortississimo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTISSISSIMO»

Discover the use of fortississimo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortississimo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strictly Strings, Bk 2: Conductor's Score
... Student Book Page 32. CHANGIN G TIME SIGNATURES in-iM л 1 J^J ^ |Ф J J « 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1&2& 1&2& 1&2& PESANTE LUFTPAUSE FORTISSISSIMO PIANISSISSIMO /YV PPP Heavy Л/ A short pause. Very, very loud. Very, very soft.
Dillon, Jacquelyn, Kjelland, James, O'Reilly, John
2
The Art of Conducting Technique: A New Perspective
The right hand, now in zone 1 , elbow tucked at the side, remains motionless during the cut-off. Pianississimo to Fortississimo —Basic Movements The role of the left hand in crescendi was covered in chapter seventeen. The description that  ...
Farberman, Harold
3
Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis
... fortississimo recapitulation, where a dramatic descending scale (Liszt—like?) appears, this time covering three octaves. The piano opposes with ascending scales in the left hand, which seem to cut, through syncopation, each half note of the ...
Pascal Bentoiu, 2010
4
Photographic Light and Lighting Pocket Book
These range from ppp (pianississimo = very softly) to fff (fortississimo = very loudly), although this tends to be a subjective measure, and is also dependent on the instrument producing the sound. On average, the range covered by dynamics  ...
Sidney F. Ray
5
Sound Synthesis and Sampling
... 362 Footoperated keyboard performance, 493 Form and function, 48 Formant, 265,296 FM, 268, 270 frequency,155 resynthesis, 311 synthesis, 163,170,273, 301 Formula straight line,243 Fortississimo loudest, 42 Found sounds, 20 Four ...
Martin Russ, 2012
6
Selected Piano Music for Children After 1940: An Annotated ...
This piece, with the clusters in fortississimo and many rhythmic accents and articulations, concentrates on presenting dramatic characteristics of the “Pepper King.” The dynamics give a dramatic quality to the piece. The forte with sforzando and ...
Haeeun Kim, 2008
7
Twentieth Century Music
This active texture continues through the end of this section, which climaxes at bar 154 with the soprano's high Bb ("Das ist er!") and the orchestra at fortississimo. This section ends with a caesura (a recessive action) (fermata, bar 158). Section ...
‎1999
8
Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions: A Biography of the ...
On the way to that, it is sounded fortississimo in the one-and-only measure in all afSvtuUbka where the "music" sounds alone, without the "singing" (one bar before [125] (.The theme's symbolic association with the stage action (preparing the ...
Richard Taruskin, 1996
9
I'll Be Seeing You
The music grew and grew, finally reaching a fortississimo (fff) with a splash of cymbals, at which Stephen's direction of tempo could be best described as ' deliberate.' He didn't allow them to rush ahead, and he kept them from playing slow ...
M. Bradley Davis, 2013
10
A Comparative Study on the Published Completions of the ...
all editors consider the importance of the dynamics at the end of the movement and consequently, realize the end of the movement at opposite ends of the dynamic spectrum from pianississimo to fortississimo; 3.) in the recapitulation, all ten ...
Michael Louis Benson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTISSISSIMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortississimo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Los Angeles Philharmonic Plays Gorecki's Fourth Symphony
Into that roaring, fortississimo A minor, Gorecki eventually smashes a dissonance on organ and piano. It's previewed in the theme's fourth block, ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
2
The baton swinger
“You should go for a fortississimo. Look carefully, the triple f written in italics”, Tilak ji exclaimed irately. He looked furious. Without uttering a ... «E Kantipur, Jan 15»
3
Review: Philadelphia and Macao Orchestra
Likewise, the famous fortississimo in the fourth and final movement, Allegro Con Brio, sounded more like a mezzo forte. The Macao Orchestra is ... «Time Out Hong Kong, Jun 14»
4
Swarms of lake flies invade Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin
What begins as a rising crescendo of buzzing soon booms into a full blown fortississimo of noise as swarms of lake flies start to become more ... «Tech Times, May 14»
5
Pasa Reviews – Santa Fe Symphony: Great aspirations
On the loud end of the spectrum, Bruckner's fortississimo markings did not raise the roof. The composer's incessant repetition of material might ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Jan 14»
6
Review: New World Symphony | Dallas Symphony Orchestra …
These super loud fff (forte-fortissimo or fortississimo) markings are so rare in music before the 20th century that you can make a short list of the ... «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, Jan 14»
7
Avigail and Ammiel Bushakevitz
... very quiet as possible), followed by a fortississimo chord played by the full orchestra and a fiery allegro (allegro con fuoco). Here, the difficulty ... «Artslink.co.za News, Aug 13»
8
An interview with composer John Corigliano (part one)
So he'd start at the dynamic of forte then go up to fortississimo, if you know what I mean. The infamous snake scene. Like in that hallucination ... «Chicago Reader, Apr 13»
9
Eclectic Symphony Night-1812 Boom to Soulful Debussy, by XPO
... Miss Yuan's control over the dynamics (how loud a note is played) from pianississimo to fortississimo defined the nature of the concerto. «What's on Xiamen, Dec 12»
10
Joined by two guests, the Orion Ensemble goes to the opera
Schmuck had the full measure of the music and was fully engaged and aware of the piece's mood swings from dolcissimo to fortississimo. «Chicago Classical Review, Dec 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fortississimo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fortississimo>. May 2024 ».
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