ALL meanings of fortepiano
for·te·piano
F f - noun fortepiano a piano of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with greater clarity but less volume, resonance, and dynamic range than a modern grand, revived in the late 20th century for the performance of the music of its period. 1
- noun fortepiano A piano, especially of the kind made in the 18th and early 19th centuries. 1
- noun fortepiano an early type of piano popular in the late 18th century 0
- noun fortepiano the piano of the 18th and early 19th cent. 0
- adjective fortepiano loud(ly) and then soft(ly) 0