pianissississississimo

very softly : very softly. used as a direction in music.

Like many musical terms, dynamic markings traditionally appear on sheet music as abbreviated Italian terms. From softest to loudest, they are: ppp: abbreviation of pianississimo meaning "very, very soft" pp: abbreviation of pianissimo meaning "very soft" p: abbreviation of piano meaning "soft"

Sforzando (or sforzato or forzando or forzato), indicates a forceful accent and is abbreviated as sf, sfz or fz.

to be performed softly piano. A musical direction meaning “to be performed softly”; the opposite of forte. As the name of a musical instrument, it is short for pianoforte.

The Italian suffix -issimo means “very” or “extremely.” Musicians say pianissimo to mean “very soft,” and fortissimo to mean “very loud.” This suffix can be stacked; for example, one can say pianississimo to mean “very, very softly,” or fortississimo to mean “very, very loudly.” Some composers add even more “-issimo”s, ...

2. Dynamics

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

Fortissimo Dynamic marking and meaning

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.

diminishing in loudness : diminishing in loudness and sometimes tempo. used as a direction in music.

from Italian piano "a keyboard musical instrument," a shortened form of pianoforte, from piano "soft" and forte "loud"; so called because, unlike earlier keyboard instruments, it could be played with varying degrees of loudness.

The piano was a symbol of social status, and the ability to play the piano stood as a testament to a woman's marriageability. Women who had learned to play as children often continued to play as adults, thus providing music in their households.