mezzo forte

[ fawr-tey ]

/ ˈfɔr teɪ /

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adverb, adjective Music.

somewhat softer than forte but louder than piano; moderately loud.

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Origin of mezzo forte

1805–15; <Italian: literally, half loud

The next morning, guests boarded private jets to Florence for the ceremony at the Forte di Belvedere, rented for a cool $400,000.
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Before taking on the role, Racette talked it over with her wife, mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton.
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An ear accustomed to the fine tone of a good violin will not now tolerate a bad piano-forte.
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Et depuis ils allerent cotoyans la terre, en forte que le 21.
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She was even allowed, through her friends, to procure a piano-forte, which afforded her many hours of recreation.
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This is his great forte, and to hear him speak, sends a thrill through the whole system, and a tremor through the brain.
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Mr. Conner taught the piano forte in the best families in the city of Philadelphia—among merchants, bankers, and professional men.
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