Sforzando vs Smorzando

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Sforzando	Smorzando
Definition	Sudden strong accent	Dying away in tone and speed.
Category	dynamics	dynamics
Pronunciation	sfor-TSAHN-doh	smor-TSAHN-doh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	forzando sudden accent	Dying away Extinguishing
Antonyms	piano dolce	Sforzando Crescendo
Usage	The sforzando on the downbeat jolts the listener out of the quiet passage.	Liszt uses smorzando at the end of "Liebestraum" No. 3, letting the final chords melt away.

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.

Definition: Dying away in tone and speed.
Category: dynamics
Pronunciation: smor-TSAHN-doh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: Dying away Extinguishing
Antonyms: Sforzando Crescendo
Usage: Liszt uses smorzando at the end of "Liebestraum" No. 3, letting the final chords melt away.