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Definition of Pianoforte

Pianoforte
Piano 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.

Meaning of Pianoforte from wikipedia

- sound strings. The English word piano is a shortened form of the Italian pianoforte, derived from gravecembalo col piano e forte ("harpsichord with soft and...
- Pianoforte is a 1975 piano piece by Canadian composer Claude Vivier. Pianoforte was commissioned as part of a set of eight pieces for the Tremplin International...
- Pianoforte is a 2023 Polish do****entary directed by Jakub Piątek, which follows young pianists from all over the world parti****ting in the Chopin Competition...
- Pianoforte is a 1984 Italian drama film. It is the debut film of director Francesca Comencini. Pianoforte won the "De Sica" award at the 1984 Venice Film...
- Hungarian Romantic composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was especially prolific, composing more than 700 works. A virtuoso pianist himself, much of his output...
- The square piano is a type of piano that has horizontal strings arranged diagonally across the rectangular case above the hammers and with the keyboard...
- The Sei pezzi per pianoforte ("Six pieces for piano"), P 044, is a set of six solo piano pieces written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi between...
- Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist, who has made his career in France and the United States. He was born...
- The pedal piano (also known as the piano-pédalier or simply pédalier) is a kind of piano that includes a pedalboard, enabling b**** register notes to be...
- Czerny, "Surely I've written better things". In his book Beethoven's pianoforte sonatas, the renowned pianist Edwin Fischer suggests that this movement...