Enrique asked:
>
> As many people, I used to talk about piano or pianoforte. But very
> recently it is common to hear Forte-piano. Are these words equivalent?
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> Enrique Lopez y Martinez.
> Faculty of Medicine
> Natl. Autonomous University of Mexico
>
The "Grammophone" gives an answer. The editors refer to pianoforte
(pf) when they talk about modern piano's. When they discuss early
piano's they use the term forte-piano.
The Grammophone is a UK based magazine about classical recordings.
Jos Aarts.