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Hi, a possibly simple and stupid question from a wannabee grade 1 piano player, but what does 'rf' mean? It occurs 4 times in the grade 1 exam piece Arabian Air (B:2) but I don't know what it means ..... more interestingly, nor does my piano teacher!! (and she's grade 8). Any ideas gratefully received as I'm on a bet with a mate for whom can answer this one quickest. Cheers, Nila Jane

It probably means rinforzando = strengthen or reinforce the tone.

Maggie

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It probably means rinforzando = strengthen or reinforce the tone

Yes thats right - although up until I took G6 I thought it meant right hand Forte - oops!

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maggiemay and Digby - many thanks! Nila Jane x

rinforzando more or less means sforzando applied to a passage of notes rather than to a single note, i.e. play each note as though it were marked "sf" or "sfz". It's sometimes unclear when the instruction ends.

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Thanks Chateauferret,
duh, what's sforzando mean? I am only on grade 1! NJ