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How to pronounce piano in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pianissimo
Type of softness
Type Words
Synonyms soft


the piano passages in the composition.
Type Words
Synonyms forte-piano, pianoforte
Type of percussive instrument, keyboard instrument, stringed instrument, percussion instrument
Has types player piano, grand piano, upright, mechanical piano, grand, upright piano, pianola
Derivation pianist, pianistic
Type Words
Synonyms softly

Examples of piano

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There is a grand piano in the living-room, but the walls are mostly bare of art.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He played classical music on the piano, although stand-up bass was his mainstay.
From the suntimes.com
Live music will be played throughout the show by Charlotte Jackson on the piano.
From the dailyherald.com
It's not clear if the piano in the photo is the one up for the auction on Yahoo.
From the kentucky.com
In the end, she gave up the piano because she was so busy learning other things.
From the newscientist.com
He plays piano, sings in the school choir and this winter is taking ski lessons.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Maybe Levy was the boss, but Szokody's piano playing usually dominated in sound.
From the timesunion.com
Woodstock's own Bar Scott opened the show with a lovely set on guitar and piano.
From the timesunion.com
I feel like I've just witnessed a virtuoso piano performance, or a perfect game.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
  • Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
  • Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
  • (music) low loudness
  • The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is widely known as one of the most popular instruments in the world. ...
  • In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic (staccato, legato etc.) or functional (velocity). ...
  • Piano is a 16-episode South Korean television drama, aired by SBS in 2001 and 2002.
  • Piano , also released as Whisper Not, is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Kelly with Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones recorded in 1958. accessed February 26, 2010
  • The Piano is a 1993 film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier New Zealand backwater. The film was written and directed by Jane Campion, and stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin. ...