mezzoforte piano
(met-soe-FOR-te pee-AH-noe)
[It.]
A directive to
perform
a specific
note
or
chord
of a
composition
at a moderately loud
dynamic
level followed by an immediate decrease in loudness. It is typically shown as the abbreviation,
mfp
.
See also
dynamics
;
mfp
.
More about dynamic markings
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