| Definitions | piano
noun , 100px]]
- A keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
Translations: - Dutch: piano
- French: piano
- French, piano
- German: Klavier , Piano
- Italian: pianoforte , piano
- Spanish: piano
adjective
- (music) soft, Soft. Used as a w:Dynamics (music), dynamic directive in w:sheet music, sheet music in its abbreviated form, {p.}, to indicate lowering the volume of the music. In the pianoforte this is done by pressing the instrument's keys more lightly.
Translations: - German: piano
- German, piano
Etymology: Short form of pianoforte, from Italian pianoItalian, piano (soft) + forte (strong). So named because older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord and the clavier, could not produce varied volumes.
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