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The word piano is borrowed from the Italian word pianomeaning quiet. The musical instrument is a shortened form of another Italian word; pianoforte meaning "both soft and loud". This name comes from the piano's remarkable ability to play both very loudly and very softly.
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∙ 13y agoThe word piano comes from Italian and means quiet. It's shortened from another Italian word, pianoforte, which means "soft and loud". This name comes from the piano's ability to play both loudly and softly.
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∙ 6y agoPiano comes from the Italian, piano-forte meaning that it can play either softly or loudly (unlike its predecessor, the harpsichord).
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∙ 11y agoThe origin of the piano emerged from the harp, to the harpsichord, to today's pianos
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What are art songs accompanied by?
piano.
What instruments did Sergei Prokofiev play?
piano
How much bigger is an upright piano than a studio piano?
This is difficult to answer because "upright piano" is a standard and well-defined term "Student piano" is not. In 99% of cases, a "student" piano IS an upright piano.
A person who tunes a piano?
A person who tunes a piano is a Piano Tuner. If he/she is qualified to make repairs, the title is Piano Technician.
What do you call a person who makes a piano?
There is not a specific word for it. Piano Manufacturer is the best fit.
What is the origin of the word pianist?
Piano.
What origin is piano from?
Piano is in fact Spanish as every country agreed to have Spanish as their musical language. Piano is an abbreviation of Pianoforte.
Are piano words French?
typically Italian but in French and German also... think of the origin of the composers
Origin of the word pianist?
Well, the most obvious step in the words etymology is from "piano", the instrument which a pianist plays. The suffix -ist means "one that does". So lets look at the etymology of the word "piano" instead. Piano is the shorted form of "pianoforte", which comes from the Italian "piano e forte", meaning "soft and loud", because the piano was an instrument that whose tone was either soft or loud, depending on how it's played. If you look at sheet music the terms "piano" and "forte" are still used to indicate how you should be playing that portion of the piece.
Piano in french?
le piano I play the piano = Je joue du piano
What is piano in French?
Piano Jouer du piano - to play piano
What are art songs accompanied by?
piano.
What is the dynamics for stars and stripes forever?
forte,piano,forte,piano,forte,piano,forte,piano,forte,piano,forte
Piano is plural?
No, "piano" is not plural. "Piano" is the singular form, and "pianos" is the plural form
How do you practice piano?
on the piano
What instruments did Sergei Prokofiev play?
piano
What is the Spanish word for piano?
The spanish word for piano is actually, piano.
