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‘Although singing most of the time only mezzo forte, his pronunciation is good, his coloraturas flow weightlessly and his piano is clear and sure.’
‘Forty sting players - each playing pianissimo - will collectively sound nearly mezzo forte.’
‘The feathery pianissimo lightness in the upper strings against the mezzo forte melody lower down is perfectly weighted.’
noun
Music
A moderately high volume of sound.
‘It sounds like he has one of those voices that can be controlled at full force, but that becomes unpredictable and unmanageable at mezzo forte or softer.’
‘In their place are grating, electronic arrangements that never get below a mezzo forte.’
‘In Mahler there are unison passages between clarinets and violas in which the clarinets are marked mezzo forte crescendo to fortissimo and the violas are marked fortissimo diminuendo to mezzo forte - all on the same note.’
‘One must differentiate voices within any dynamic, so it follows that supporting lines in fortissimo passages likely will not be played above mezzo forte or forte.’
‘Fortissimo is louder than forte and mezzo forte, but don't bang; it'll… destroy the music completely.’