Piano means Quiet
Pianissimo means very Quiet
The word Piano in sheet music is derived from the Italian language, and the word meaning softly. Just as pianoforte means soft and loud, and the word meaning that there is variation between loud and soft noise levels.
It's a direction to the artist: "pianissimo," meaning "softly."Another answer:It does mean "softly," but a single p is "piano." "Pianissimo" is pp, meaning "very softly."
in music, pp means "very soft" or "pianissimo"; ff means "very loud" or "fortissimo"
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The word Piano in sheet music is derived from the Italian language, and the word meaning softly. Just as pianoforte means soft and loud, and the word meaning that there is variation between loud and soft noise levels.
It mean's how loud or soft your music is... soft meaning quiet.
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The Italian word for "very soft" is "molto morbido."
It's a direction to the artist: "pianissimo," meaning "softly."Another answer:It does mean "softly," but a single p is "piano." "Pianissimo" is pp, meaning "very softly."
The music symbol for very soft is pp. Pianissimo. Meaning 'very soft' in Italian.
The word mollusca comes from the Latin word mollis meaning "soft". This word in turn came from the term Aristotle used for cuttlefish, Molluscus, which means "the soft things".
The word mollusca comes from the Latin word mollis meaning "soft". This word in turn came from the term Aristotle used for cuttlefish, Molluscus, which means "the soft things".
mezzo piano.