Ad alta voce is an Italian equivalent of 'loud'. In the word by word translation, the preposition 'ad' means 'to'. The feminine adjective 'alta' means 'high'. The feminine gender noun 'voce' means 'voice'. The phrase is pronounced 'ah-DAHL-tah VOH-chay'.*
*The sound 'ay' is similar to the sound 'ay' in the English noun 'ray'.
"Loud" in English is forte in Italian.
The Italian term for loud is 'forte'
forte.
Mezzo-forte is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "medium loud." The phrase translates literally as "half-strong" in English. The pronunciation will be "MED-dzo-FOR-tey" in Pisan Italian.
fortissimo
The Italian Dynamic Markings Traditionally Used To Indicate Very Soft And Very Loud Are Respectively what?
Fortissimo and molto forte are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "very loud." Context makes clear whether "loudest" or "strongest" (case 1) or "very loud" or "very strong" (example 2) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "for-TEES-see-mo" and "MOL-to FOR-tey" in Pisan Italian.
I am not absolutely certain, but if you are referring to the word "piano" then I believe it is Italian. Most of the words used in the language such as "fortissimo" or "allegretto" are Italian words. Therefore, I believe "piano" is Italian.
fortissimo
The letters mf on an Italian violin refer to mezzo forte, an Italian musical term for "medium loud."
English. It is the full word for piano. (Like telephone is the full word for phone)
Pianoforte is an instrument whose name comes from the Italian equivalents of the English words "soft" and "loud." The masculine singular noun may be preceded by the masculine singular definite article il ("the") or indefinite un, uno ("a, an"). The pronunciation will be "PYA-no-FOR-tey" in Italian.