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What is pianissmo?
"Piano in music means "soft." The instrument now known as piano was originally called "pianoforte" "soft loud" indicating its range. Pianissimo is softer than piano: very soft.
What is a definition of a piano?
The word piano, by definition in Italian, means soft. The modern piano is actually called the pianoforte, meaning loud-soft in Italian. This is due to the wide range of volume which the modern piano can express.Beethoven helped develop the modern piano to what it is today, for the piano's in his time (just called a piano, for they only had a soft range of sound) were not able to express the emotional variety required of his time (the romantic period).
The piano was invented in Italy What does the word piano mean?
Piano means soft. Pianos were originally called piano-fortes because unlike the harpsichord they could be both loud and soft. Forte meaning loud. Eventually it was shortened to just piano.
Does piano mean soft or loud?
The word 'Piano' means soft :D
Why is the piano called the piano?
It was called a pianoforte earlier. "Piano" means "soft" and "forte" means "loud." Unlike the harpsichord--which always plays the same volume, and the organ--which requires pulling out or pushing in stops to change, the piano plays loud or soft depending on how you strike the key. The Pianoforte has now been shortened to 'Piano' as it is simpler and generally a more convenient name!
What is the loud and soft instrument?
Pianoforte is an instrument whose name comes from the Italian equivalents of the English words "soft" and "loud." The masculine singular noun may be preceded by the masculine singular definite article il ("the") or indefinite un, uno ("a, an"). The pronunciation will be "PYA-no-FOR-tey" in Italian.
Does the piano produces soft sound?
soft
What does piano mean in written music?
Piano is Italian for soft/quite which means too play the piano softly, then there mezzo piano, medium soft, and pianoisimo, very very soft. There of lots of other Italian terms used in music.
What the Italian term for a soft volume level is?
piano
What is piano music?
Piano music is music played from the piano, there is soft and loud music
What is a pianist called?
He's called a piano player. A slightly highbrow term would be pianist, and it is a gender neutral term.
What is the Italian word for soft?
piano is the Italian word for soft =)
