mechanical action for a keyboard intended to sound strings. The English word piano is a shortened form of the Italian pianoforte, derived from clavicembalo...

a piano that change the instrument's sound in various ways. Modern pianos usually have three pedals, from left to right, the soft pedal (or una corda)...

Backers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard instruments from...

Liszt (1811–1886) was especially prolific, composing more than 700 works. A virtuoso pianist himself, much of his output is dedicated to solo works for...

(2001) Capriccio di una corda [violin] (2009) Fra sé [violin] (2009) Blue Dream (1980) Cadenze e fermate (Mozart - pianoforte) (1982) Brazil (L'épigraphe...

his employer] there are no records of bills submitted for Cristofori's pianofortes ... This could mean that Cristofori was expected to turn over the fruits...

issued in two books of 12 caprices each "mit hinzugefügter Begleitung des Pianoforte von Ferdinand David" (with additional piano accompaniment by Ferdinand...

cross hands in a composition for piano, e.g. m.s. sopra: left hand over; opposite: sotto (below) sopra una corda or sull'istessa corda To be played on...

Barrios wrote a solo guitar piece, "Madrigal Gavotte", which is a combination of the two styles. In the anime Kiniro no Corda (La Corda d'Oro), "Gavotte...

musical terminology. In 1816 Beethoven sought advice on a German word that could replace pianoforte (or fortepiano), and after considering various possibilities...