| a. | 1. | (Mus.) 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 . |
| Noun | 1. | sforzando - an accented chord |
| 2. | sforzando - (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack |
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