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S: (n) forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength (an asset of special worth or utility) "cooking is his forte"
S: (n) forte (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly)

S: (n) allegro (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner)
S: (n) allegretto (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro)
S: (n) andante (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow)
S: (n) forte (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly)
S: (n) fortissimo (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly)
S: (n) intro (a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music)
S: (n) phrase, musical phrase (a short musical passage)
S: (n) cadence (the close of a musical section)
S: (n) cadenza (a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music)
S: (n) largo ((music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner)
S: (n) adagio ((music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)) "they played the adagio too quickly"
S: (n) recitative (a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech)
S: (n) transition, modulation (a musical passage moving from one key to another)
S: (n) impromptu (a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation)

S: (n) forte (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)

S: (adj) forte, loud ((used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force) "the forte passages in the composition"

S: (adv) forte, loudly (used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly)