Category:Sforzando

Sfor*zan"do, sfor*za"to, a. Etym: [it. sforzando, p. pr., and Sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.] (mus.)

Defn: 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