Fa sostenido

Most composers express accents with graphic music notation, but some composers and arrangers prefer the Italian terms sforzando, sforzato, forzando, or forzato - in music notation, sfz, sf, or fz - all of which indicate sudden forceful emphasis.

f. forte (loud) ff. fortissimo (very loud) These terms have no absolute values and are relative to one another according to the context of the music.

F clef (Bass clef) An F clef places the F below middle C on the line between the dots. When placing the F below middle C on the fourth line, as shown here, it is called bass clef, which is by far its most common usage. Bass clef appears nearly as often as treble clef in modern music notation.

forte f or forte, meaning "loud or strong".

Fortissimo Dynamic marking and meaning

fff is pronounced fortissimo possibile or forte fortissimo. ff is pronounced fortissimo. f is pronounced forte.

Composers can also indicate dynamics louder than forte and softer than piano by adding extra f's and p's. For example, a dynamic with two f's will be read not as forte, but as fortissimo, or very loud. Likewise, two p's are read as pianissimo, or very soft.

fff is pronounced fortissimo possibile or forte fortissimo. ff is pronounced fortissimo. f is pronounced forte.

The typical range proceeds as follows, from softest to loudest: pianissimo (pp), piano (p), mezzo-piano (mp), mezzo-forte (mf), forte (f), fortissimo (ff).

for-TEE-see-see-see-moe. A directive to perform the indicated passage as loudly as possible symbolized by "ffff".

These terms are further refined to include a range of louder and softer dynamics. The typical range proceeds as follows, from softest to loudest: pianissimo (pp), piano (p), mezzo-piano (mp), mezzo-forte (mf), forte (f), fortissimo (ff).

ff, standing for fortissimo and meaning "very loud". ppp ("triple piano"), standing for pianississimo and meaning "very very quiet". fff ("triple forte"), standing for fortississimo and meaning "very very loud".