Thomas Heilman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>Can anyone explain to me what it means when a conductor is said to employ >>forte subito? And Jonathan Knapp wrote: >The phrase is actually "subito forte" which means "suddenly loud." Not necessarily in that order. I am looking at the score of Dohnanyi's Rhapsody in C, and his notation is: "p subito". I can't see how the order of the words really makes any difference. Am I wrong?? Joel Hill Tallahassee, FL - USA ALKAN Web Page: http://www.nettally.com/joelhill/alkan