Piano vs Pianism - What's the difference?
piano | pianism |
(musical instruments) A keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
(music) Soft, quiet.
In extended use; quiet, subdued.
* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 160:
(music) Softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music).
(music) One's way of playing the piano
*{{quote-news, 2009, January 5, Anthony Tommasini, Reopening a Pianist's Treasury of Chopin, New York Times
, passage=There is nothing showy in her pianism , nothing cloying about her expressivity. }}
In lang=en terms the difference between piano and pianism
is that piano is softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music) while pianism is one's way of playing the piano.As an adjective piano
is soft, quiet.As an adverb piano
is softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music).piano
English
(wikipedia piano)Noun
(en-noun)- The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.
- She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.
- He can play "Happy Birthday" on the piano .
- Most of the works by Frédéric Chopin are for the piano .
Synonyms
* pianoforte (dated)Coordinate terms
* (keyboard instrument) cembalo, clavier, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, synthDerived terms
* dumb piano * electric piano * grand piano * pianola * pianist * piano accordion * piano player * player piano * square piano * upright pianoAdjective
(en adjective)- ‘Tradecraft'', Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still ''piano , shot him a glance of admiration.
Adverb
(-)pianism
English
Noun
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