piano reduction
- noun
- /piˈænoʊ rɪˈdʌkʃən/
- Specialized
:
reducción para piano
- He practiced the piano reduction of the symphony to prepare for the upcoming solo performance.
Examples
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The orchestra performed the piece beautifully, but the pianist preferred the piano reduction for its simplicity.
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Figure 3. Piano reduction of wind instruments (mm. 1-16).
Academic text (2015) -
Several textbooks on the subject of film music and notated sheet music in piano reduction form have been offered in recent years.
Academic text (2015) -
One thing I'd like to say about what I'm doing in these film scoring spotlights is that I'm piano reductions of the orchestral parts.
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In her music class, she learned about making a piano reduction to simplify complex scores for easier playing.
Synonyms
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A version of a song changed for certain voices or instruments
Music written for piano that comes from a piece for other instruments like an orchestra
How Condensed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'piano' (the instrument) with 'reduction' (a simplified or condensed version): it denotes a condensed arrangement for piano. This noun–noun composition is semantically transparent and mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Piano reduction comes from the simple image of making a large group of instruments much smaller: the many parts are 'reduced' into music for a single piano. So today a piano reduction means a version of a piece made for piano so singers or players can 'practice' without the full orchestra.