Fortepiano (dynamic marking)

Creator: 
Giuliano Carella (conductor), Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi Di Trieste Orchestra
Description: 

Fortepiano is a dynamic marking used to denote an accent or stress in the music by suddenly being loud (forte) and then immediately soft (piano). The marking is written as “fp” directly underneath the note where it occurs. This marking appeared frequently in the eighteenth century as a more flexible system of dynamics was forming. In this example from Paisiello’s overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia, the fortepiano is heard every few seconds from the whole orchestra. This concept should not to be confused with the fortepiano, a keyboard instrument from the eighteenth century.

 
Publisher: 
Dynamic Italy
Contributor: 
Amanda Jacobsen
Rights: 
Dynamic Italy, all rights reserved.
Format: 
wav
Type: 
Audio
Source: 

Excerpt from Giovanni Paisiello’s Overture to the opera Il barbiere di Siviglia

Date: 
April, 2000 (recorded)
Location: 

Teatro Verdi, Trieste, Italy

Subject: 

Overtures, Sinfonia, Classical Music, 18 Century, Opera, String instruments, Orchestra

Original Format: 
CD
Duration: 
00:00:25
Bit Rate/Frequency: 
2822 kbps