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piano
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[ noun ] (music) a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The penalty for this is noticeable in the big , bold , brilliant , but brassy piano sounds in Melody_and_Percussion_for_Two_Pianos ( SP 44007 ) . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The piano performance on this Trout is one that really demands a search for superlatives . The Hephzibah_Menuhin-Amadeus_Quartet ( Angel ) and Victor_Babin-Festival_Quartet ( RCA_Victor ) editions give us superlative string playing ( both in symphonic style ) crippled by unimaginative piano playing . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Fiddles screeched ; a piano tinkled . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)He demonstrated by playing an imaginary piano , doing a staccato passage with a broadly exaggerated attack . |
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[ adjective ] (music) used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Synonyms Examples "the piano passages in the composition" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20615
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