Piano is short for pianissimo. To play piano means to play softly.
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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To change the dynamic (or loudness) to soft, immediately. Subito in Italian means "immediately", piano means to play softly.
very softly
Piano is short for pianissimo. To play piano means to play softly.
softly/quietly
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"
In music most terms come from Italian. p is an abbreviation of "piano" meaning "softly" or "quietly" (playing softly would be playing quietly). pp is an abbreviation for "pianissimo" meaning "very softly" or "very quietly".
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"Piano" is the most common word for "softly." It is written in a musical composition with the letter "p." The word "pianissimo" means very softly, and it is written in a piece as "pp." [minor edit. Footnote in discussion.]
The comparative form of "softly" is "more softly."
Comparative: more softly Superlative: most softly
Yes, "softly" is an adverb. It describes how an action is done, such as speaking softly or walking softly.
It stands for pianissimo, which means very, very softly.