About The Word Piano
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Piano
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What's The Definition Of Piano?
[n] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
[n] (music) low loudness [adv] used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [adj] used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" Synonyms | Synonyms for Piano: forte-piano | pianissimo | pianissimo | pianissimo assai | pianoforte | soft | softly Related Terms | Find terms related to Piano: a cappella | a la sourdine | abbandono | accrescendo | adagietto | adagio | affettuoso | agilmente | agitato | allegretto | allegro | amabile | amoroso | andante | andantino | appassionatamente | appassionato | baby grand | barely audible | brillante | capriccioso | cembalo | clarichord | clavicembalo | clavichord | clavicittern | clavicymbal | clavicytherium | clavier | con affetto | con agilita | con agitazione | con amore | concert grand | cottage piano | couched harp | crescendo | decrescendo | dim | diminuendo | dimly | distant | dolce | dulcimer harpsichord | faint | faintly | faint-voiced | feeble | feebly | forte | fortissimo | gentle | gently | grand | grand piano | half-heard | hammer dulcimer | harmonichord | harpsichord | hushedly | indistinct | Klavier | lamentabile | larghetto | larghissimo | largo | legato | leggiero | low | manichord | manichordon | marcando | melodion | melopiano | monochord | morendo | murmured | pair of virginals | parlando | parlor grand | pianette | pianino | pianissimo | pianoforte | piano-violin | pizzicato | prestissimo | presto | rallentando | ritardando | ritenuto | scarcely heard | scherzando | scherzo | scherzoso | soft | softly | soft-sounding | soft-voiced | sordamente | sordo | sostinente pianoforte | sotto voce | spiccato | spinet | square piano | staccato | Steinway | stretto | subaudible | subdued | subduedly | tremolando | tremoloso | trillando | unclear | upright | upright piano | violin piano | virginal | weak | weakly | weak-voiced | whispered See Also | clavier | fallboard | fingerboard | grand | grand piano | keyboard | loud pedal | mechanical piano | percussion instrument | percussive instrument | piano keyboard | Pianola | player piano | soft pedal | softness | soundboard | sounding board | stringed instrument | sustaining pedal | upright | upright piano Piano In Webster's Dictionary \Pi*a"no\, a. & adv. [It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L.
planus even, level.] (Mus.)
Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain
passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev.
p.)
\Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. {Dumb piano}. See {Digitorium}. {Grand piano}. See under {Grand}. {Square piano}, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. {Upright piano}, one with an upright frame and vertical wires. |
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