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Traditionally, forte â(â strength, talent â) was a one-syllable word, like its French etymon. Perhaps due to confusion with forte â(â loudly â), a two-syllable pronunciation also came into common use. Both pronunciations are now standard.
It was the instrument for which Haydn, Mozart, and the early Beethoven wrote their piano music. Starting in Beethoven's time, the fortepiano began a period of steady evolution, culminating in the late 19th century with the modern grand.