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Pianoforte is Italian for soft-loud; it received this name because its level of loudness depends on how hard the player strikes the keys.
pianoforte 2002
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After due consideration, and by the advice of our Council, we have determined and decreed that henceforth on all our works published with German titles, the word Pianoforte is to be replaced by that of
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2 Wallace, Lady 1866
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Originally the piano was better known as the Pianoforte, at least in Italy.
unknown title 2009
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"Pianoforte" in Dr. Grove's "Dictionary," no Stein instrument was forthcoming, but the result of the inquiries I had instituted at that time ultimately brought one forward, which has been secured by the curator of the Brussels M.seum, M. Victor M.hillon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 Various
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A luminous tonal fog permeated "Pianoforte," a 1975 work by the Canadian composer
NYT > Home Page By STEVE SMITH 2011
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A luminous tonal fog permeated "Pianoforte," a 1975 work by the Canadian composer
NYT > Home Page By STEVE SMITH 2011
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Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration.
Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope Andrea Preziotti 2011
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Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration.
Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope Andrea Preziotti 2011
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Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration.
Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope Andrea Preziotti 2011
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Pianoforte, the variation of sound from quiet to loud, is set in motion almost instantaneously as steel strings tautly attached to felt-covered hammers feel the vibration.
Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope Andrea Preziotti 2011
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