piano

1. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft;
   In a quiet, subdued tone (synset 301461111)
   "the piano passages in the composition"
   similar to:

   • pianissimo - (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
   • pianissimo assai - (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
   same as: soft

1. A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds (synset 103934354)
   is a type of:

   • keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
   • percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
   • stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
   subtypes:

   • grand, grand piano - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
   • mechanical piano, pianola, player piano - a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
   • upright, upright piano - a piano with a vertical sounding board
   has:

   • fall-board, fallboard - the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played
   • keyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
   • piano action - action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
   • clavier, fingerboard, piano keyboard - a bank of keys on a musical instrument
   • soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
   • soundboard, sounding board - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
   • loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
   same as: forte-piano, pianoforte
2. (music) low loudness (synset 104998511)
   referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
   is a type of: softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
   same as: pianissimo

1. Used as a direction in music;
   To be played relatively softly (synset 400345456)
   same as: softly

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