Morendo vs Sforzando

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Morendo	Sforzando
Definition	Dying away; fading to silence in both volume and tempo.	Sudden strong accent
Category	dynamics	dynamics
Pronunciation	moh-REHN-doh	sfor-TSAHN-doh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	dying away fading	forzando sudden accent
Antonyms	Crescendo Sforzando	piano dolce
Usage	The final phrase dissolves morendo, as though the music simply ceases to exist.	The sforzando on the downbeat jolts the listener out of the quiet passage.

Definition: Dying away; fading to silence in both volume and tempo.
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: moh-REHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: dying away fading
Antonyms: Crescendo Sforzando
Usage: The final phrase dissolves morendo, as though the music simply ceases to exist.

Definition: Sudden strong accent
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: sfor-TSAHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: forzando sudden accent
Antonyms: piano dolce
Usage: The sforzando on the downbeat jolts the listener out of the quiet passage.