What Italian musical term instructs a performer to play a passage very loudly, representing the strongest dynamic marking commonly used in standard sheet music?
💡 Explanation:
Fortissimo (often abbreviated ff) is the superlative dynamic marking meaning 'very loud.' Pianissimo means 'very soft,' Mezzo Forte means 'moderately loud,' and Allegro is a tempo marking meaning 'fast and lively,' not a dynamic instruction.