piano

Examples

• All

• Its "A" section has the first melody, a dirge-like minor key, and piano accents.

  Academic text (1999)

• I've asked her to accompany me this Saturday to the Van Clyburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth.

  Bernie (2012)

• How could someone be expected to teach piano if they do not know how to play themselves?

  Blog text (10)

• I was thinking about how I was in a hurry to get to my kid's piano lesson.

  Fiction book (2001)

• No, that was because along with the piano came the sounds of people talking and laughing softly.

• I wouldn't want you to miss any more piano lessons.

  Lolita (1962)

• In front of a large window, the black surface of a grand piano shone in the sunlight.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "Shana is only nine, but she's studying piano with a professor.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We hear voices: a woman's laugh, the tinkle of crystal, piano music.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The conductor signaled the orchestra to play piano during the soft section of the piece.

Synonyms

P

pianissimo

vspiano

• Specialized

1 7.5

A direction in music to play very softly

is a softer marking that directs play at low but not extremely low volume

Antonyms

F

forte

• Specialized

7.7

Played or sung loudly in music

Compounds

P

piano lesson

23 1.7

A class where a teacher helps a student learn to play the piano

P

piano player

22 2.3

A person who plays the piano

P

piano teacher

12 1.3

A person who gives piano lessons to students

G

grand piano

8 3.0

A large piano shaped like a wing with a rich sound

P

piano music

3 1.8

Music played on a piano

P

player piano

• Archaic

3 6.7

A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll

P

piano wire

• Specialized

3 5.6

A thin strong steel wire used for piano strings and to make springs

U

upright piano

3 3.0

A piano with vertical strings that takes less space than a grand piano

B

baby grand piano

1 3.9

A small piano with a curved lid like a large piano that fits in a home

P

piano sonata

1 4.9

A piece of music for one piano, usually in several parts with different speeds and moods

P

piano tuner

1 2.9

A person who adjusts a piano so it plays the correct notes

P

piano stool

1 2.8

A small seat for someone who plays the piano that can be raised or lowered

P

piano keyboard

1 2.6

The row of black and white keys you press to play a piano

C

concert piano

• Specialized

1 3.8

A large grand piano used in concerts

P

piano maker

1 3.0

A person or company that makes pianos

P

piano music

1 1.2

Written notes for the piano

F

forte-piano

• Specialized

9.9

An early piano from the 18th and early 19th centuries with a lighter, more delicate sound

M

mechanical piano

• Archaic

6.2

A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll with holes to move the keys

P

parlor grand piano

• Archaic

5.1

A small piano for home use that has a rich sound

P

piano accordion

5.1

A musical instrument with a piano-style keyboard for the right hand and buttons for the left hand

P

piano action

• Specialized

5.8

The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key

P

piano damper

• Specialized

6.5

A small soft pad that rests on a piano string to stop it from vibrating

P

piano quartet

4.0

A group of four musicians, piano, violin, viola and cello, or a piece written for them

P

piano reduction

• Specialized

7.5

A version of music for many instruments arranged for piano that keeps the main tune

P

piano transcription

• Specialized

5.3

Music written for piano that comes from a piece for other instruments like an orchestra

How Loud

fortissimo

• Specialized

8.3

forte

• Specialized

7.7

piano

• Specialized

24 3.1

pianissimo

• Specialized

1 7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology