Forte vs Allegro - What's the difference?
forte | allegro |
A strength or talent.
The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
(music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)
(music) Loudly.
A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
(music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
(music) A passage having this mark
(music) played in a quick, lively tempo
(music) describing a passage having this mark
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As an adjective forte
is strong.As a verb allegro is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte .
Usage notes
Traditionally, , a two-syllable pronunciation also came into common use. Both pronunciations are now standard.Adjective
- This passage is forte , then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
Adverb
- The musicians played the passage forte .
Noun
(en noun)- This forte marks the climax of the second movement.