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pianoforte::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forte-piano, piano |
| Type of | stringed instrument, percussive instrument, keyboard instrument, percussion instrument |
| Has types | upright piano, grand, grand piano, mechanical piano, pianola, player piano, upright |
Examples of pianoforte
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The pianoforte has no doubt suffered from hard use in the school environment.
From the harrowtimes.co.uk
The pianoforte was invented by Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori in the 1700s.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
A bruising rider on her gallops through the park-a passionate performer on the pianoforte.
From the denverpost.com
At the Royal College of Music, in London, she studied classical voice, pianoforte and conducting.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hearing that gave me the idea to visit a few, too, just to see how Newport-Mesans fare on the pianoforte.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Miss Honeychurch likes to play Beethoven on the pianoforte.
From the time.com
He knows what to do with herbs and French sauces, and he can play Mozart and lesser composers on the pianoforte.
From the time.com
Here he plays a reproduction of an 1827 pianoforte and it's interesting to hear how he draws the best out of it.
From the buffalonews.com
A few of the editors of early shanty collections provided arrangements for pianoforte accompaniment with their shanties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Piano: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- 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. ...
- A piano. Learning to play piano was considered an acceptable pastime for young ladies.
- A large piece of furniture containing taut tuned wire strings sounded by 88 hammers worked by keys pressed with the fingers, same as hammerklavier.
- The piano. Many young ladies were taught to play it, music being thought to be suitable feminine accomplishment, although it was not considered gentlemanly for a man to know how to play.
- The orginal name for an early version of the piano, in use from approximately 1700 to 1850.
- An early version of the piano, developed in about 1730. Keyboard instruments prior to that time could be played with precision but without variation of volume such as the harpsichord. The pianoforte allowed the player to vary the volume by striking the keys softer or harder.
- Piano, an instrument made like a harpsichord, but designed to permit the player to make soft and loud notes.
- (Italian) Name given for the new instrument which could give both loud and soft sounds without mechanical aid
