Fortissimo

created by Webster 1913
(idea) by illusionist (9.3 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Fri Dec 15 2000 at 22:41:42
The codename of Apple's MacOS 9.1. It follows the same "musical" codenames as other releases of the operating system (Sonata, Allegro, Gershwin, and Copland for example).
(thing) by mblase (4.9 d) (print)   (I like it!) Wed Jan 03 2001 at 22:54:58

In dynamics music notation, fortissimo is abbreviated 'ff' and indicates that the music from that point on should be very loud. The word means "very loudly" in Italian.

When added to the staff, it looks something like this (complete with eighth notes): 


    /\                                                     
---| /----------------------------------------------------
   |/                                                      
---/---------------*---------*---------*---------*--------
  /|              |         |         |         |         
-/-|/\--------*---|-----*---|-----*---|-----*---|---------
|  |  |      |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |         
|--|--|------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---------
 \ |  |      |____|____|____|____|____|____|____|         
--\|_/----------------------------------------------------
   |                                                       
  \|       ff
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:45:14

For*tis"si*mo (? ∨ ?), adv. [It., superl. of forte, adv. See Forte, adv.] Mus.

Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.

 

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