Fortissimo vs Pianissimo

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Fortissimo	Pianissimo
Definition	Very loud; much louder than forte.	Very soft; much quieter than piano.
Category	dynamics	dynamics
Pronunciation	for-TEE-see-moh	pyah-NEE-see-moh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	very loud very strong	very soft very quiet
Antonyms	Pianissimo Piano	Fortissimo Forte
Usage	The brass section blazes fortissimo in the triumphant finale.	The strings enter pianissimo, barely audible, like a distant memory.

Definition: Very soft; much quieter than piano.
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: pyah-NEE-see-moh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: very soft very quiet
Antonyms: Fortissimo Forte
Usage: The strings enter pianissimo, barely audible, like a distant memory.