A prelude is a short work for piano. it was a short musical form written especially for piano also though in modern times it's has other uses.
A. Prelude
Darrell Matthews Berg has written: 'The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Music, Musical Style, Sonatas (Piano), Sonatas(Piano), Style, Musical
This musical instrument is called Piano.
Lionel Nowak has written: '2 problems' -- subject(s): Piano music 'Sonatina for piano' -- subject(s): Sonatas (Piano) 'Soundscape' -- subject(s): Piano music 'Four pages from a musical diary' -- subject(s): Piano music
Mieczyslaw Kolinski has written: 'The shape of melody' -- subject(s): Ethnomusicology, Methods, Musical meter and rhythm, Piano 'Sonata for piano' -- subject(s): Sonatas (Piano) 'Piano duets' -- subject(s): Piano music, Juvenile (4 hands)
Frank Daunton has written: 'The wise men, for SATB and piano' -- subject(s): Musical settings, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
Ragtime
A keyboardist, a person who plays Piano is a Pianist.
Alfred Cortot has written: 'French piano music' 'In search of Chopin' 'Alfred Cortot's studies in musical interpretation' -- subject(s): Analysis, appreciation, Piano music
Piano is tuned in the key of C
Ernest Hoffzimmer has written: 'The musical memory' -- subject(s): Instruction and study, Memorizing, Music, Piano
A piano sonata is a musical piece written for a solo piano, so only one instrument is needed for a piano sonata. That said, in Baroque times, the piano was often accompanied by a stringed instrument, such as a basso continuo.