Forte
Encyclopedia
Forte/Forté may refer to:
- Forte, ˈ but often ˈ;. A person's strong point e.g. Preparing gourmet cuisine is his forte. The term is derived from the French fort meaning strength, which does not include an acute accent. The latter pronunciation is likely due to a confusion as a false cognateFalse cognateFalse cognates are pairs of words in the same or different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have different roots. That is, they appear to be, or are sometimes considered, cognates, when in fact they are not....
with the musical term below which comes from Italian. For this reason it is sometimes asserted to be incorrect despite having entered common usage, with usage writers recommending the former as more strictly correct. Though the preferred pronunciation does not precisely reflect the French either, where it is pronounced closer to the English word 'for'. - Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong"
- Forte numberForte numberIn musical set theory, a Forte number is the pair of numbers Allen Forte assigned to the prime form of each pitch class set of three or more members in The Structure of Atonal Music...
, an ordering given to every pitch class set - Forte (fencing)Forte (fencing)In fencing, forte is "the strong part" of the blade — the one third closest to the hilt. The "strength" refers to the control established over the opponent's weapon upon contact of one's forte with the opponent's foible...
, a fencing term for the "strong" part of the blade - Trust House Forte, a British hotel and catering firm
People
Forte/Forté is a human surname of:- Allen ForteAllen ForteAllen Forte is a music theorist and musicologist. He was born in Portland, Oregon and fought in the Navy at the close of World War II before moving to the East Coast. He is now Battell Professor of Music, Emeritus at Yale University...
(1926-), an American music theorist and musicologist - Anthony Forté, rapper better known as Rappin' 4-TayRappin' 4-TayAnthony Forté , better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California.-Music career:...
- Bruno ForteBruno ForteBruno Forte is an Italian theologian and ecclesiastic, currently Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto.-Biography:Archbishop Forte was born in Naples. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1973. He was called "the most famous Italian theologian in Italy" and is seen as more progressive than Cardinal Joseph...
(1949-), an Italian theologian and ecclesiastic - Charles Forte, Baron ForteCharles Forte, Baron ForteCharles Forte, Baron Forte was a British caterer and hotelier. His obituary in The Guardian obituary stated that: He created a worldwide empire of restaurants and hotels from virtually nothing-Early life:...
(1908–2007), a famous hotelier - Sir Rocco Forte, son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte who inherited the hotel business
- John FortéJohn FortéJohn Forté is a Grammy-nominated American recording artist, composer, music producer, educator and activist. He achieved fame while writing, producing and performing with the celebrated hip hop group The Fugees during the 1990’s, and has released four solo albums, including his most recent effort,...
(1975-), an imprisoned musician - Joe ForteJoe ForteJoe Forte is an American screenplay writer and painter. Born in New Jersey, he is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Writer of Firewall, the 2006 thriller starring Harrison Ford, and producer of 2005 film, "Say I Do"...
, an American writer and painter - Joseph Xavier "Joe" Forte, an American professional basketball player
- Matt FortéMatt FortéMatthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, an American football player - Will ForteWill ForteOrville Willis Forte IV, better known as Will Forte , is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002–2010 and for starring in the SNL spin-off film MacGruber.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of...
(1970-), Orville Willis "Will" Forte IV, a former cast member of Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... - Jonathan ForteJonathan ForteJonathan Ronald James Forte is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Preston North End on loan from Southampton as a forward.-Club career:...
(1985-), an English football player, playing for Southampton F.C.
Fictional characters
In some fictional stories, writers choose to use fanciful words such as Forte or Forté as given names or surnames. Characters with such names include:- Jigsaw Forte, the protagonist of the webcomicWebcomicWebcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
Last Res0rtLast Res0rtLast Res0rt is a furry cyberpunk webcomic series by Rachel Keslensky, about a galactic reality show of the same name featuring condemned criminals fighting for their freedom, similar to Battle Royale or The Running Man except that the characters are made to compete through an entire season's... - Forte, the main antagonist of the direct-to-video animated film Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasBeauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 animated holiday special produced by The Walt Disney Company. It is a midquel that takes place within the timeline of the original Beauty and the Beast...
- Bass (Mega Man), a fictional video game character whose name in Japan is "Forte"
- Bass.EXE, a fictional character from the MegaMan NT WarriorMegaMan NT WarriorMega Man NT Warrior or Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as , is an anime and manga series based on the Mega Man Battle Network video game series...
series who is based on his video game counterpart. His name in Japan is also "Forte" - Forte Stollen, a fictional character from the Galaxy Angel anime
- The dog named Forte appears on QuintetQuintetA quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
, Mircea Forte.
Technology
- FORTE (satellite)FORTE (satellite)The Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events is a lightweight satellite which was launched at about 8:30 AM on August 29, 1997 into a circular low Earth orbit which is inclined 70 degrees relative to the earth's equator, using a Pegasus XL rocket...
, the Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events satellite - Kia ForteKia ForteThe Kia Forte is a compact car manufactured by Kia Motors since mid-2008 to replace the Cerato, available in two-door coupe, four-door sedan, five-door hatchback variants...
, a mid-size sedan - Forte 4GLForte 4GLForté 4GL is a proprietary application server used for developing scalable, highly-available, enterprise applications.- History :Forté 4GL was created as an integrated solution for developing and managing client/server applications...
, a proprietary application server - Forté AgentForté AgentForté Agent is an email and Usenet news client used on the Windows operating system. Agent was conceived, designed and developed by Mark Sidell and the team at Forté Internet Software in 1994 to address the need for an online/offline newsreader which capitalized on the emerging Windows GUI framework...
, an email and news client used on the Windows operating system - Forte TeamWare, a family of development environments from Sun Microsystems
- Forté for Java, the former name of the NetbeansNetBeansNetBeans refers to both a platform framework for Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment for developing with Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Groovy, C, C++, Scala, Clojure, and others...
IDE. - Manufacturer of photographic film and papers, which went bankrupt in 2007.
Company
- Forte Land, a large-scale real estate company in Shanghai, China
- Forte GroupForte GroupForte Group plc was a British hotel and restaurant company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by Granada PLC.-History:...
, a former British hotel company - Forte Design SystemsForte Design SystemsForte Design Systems, Inc. Forte is a provider of high-level synthesis software products, also known as ESL synthesis or behavioral synthesis that enable design at a higher level of abstraction. Forte's main product is Cynthesizer....
, a high level synthesis software company in San Jose, California - Forte hospitality, a Western Australia owned accommodation and property management group
Drum and Bugle Corps
- Forte Drum and Bugle CorpsForte Drum and Bugle CorpsThe Forté Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class DCI drum and bugle corps based in Grand Prairie, TX. Forté is formed under the Overture Youth Advocacy Through the Arts umbrella and marched its first season in 2010...
, a Drum and Bugle Corps based in Grand Prairie, Texas