piano

Definition of the Italian term piano in music:

soft
piano

Language

Italian

Singular

piano (m)piana (f)

Plural

piani (m)piane (f)

Abbreviation

p

Alt. abbreviation

pia.

Italian musical terms that include piano:

adagio e piano – slowly and soft...
adagio e piano sempre – slowly and always soft...
adagio e più piano – slowly and more soft...
canto piano – plainsong, plainchant (cantus planus)
fisarmonica a piano – piano accordion
fortissimo piano – very loud and then suddenly soft
l'accompagnamento piano – the accompaniment softly (the accompaniment is to ...
larghetto e mezzo piano – somewhat slow and moderately soft...
larghetto e piano – somewhat slow and soft...
legato e piano – legato (smooth and connected notes) and soft
maestoso e piano – majestic and soft
marcato ma piano – accented but soft
meno piano – less soft
mezzo forte piano – moderately loud and then suddenly soft
mezzo piano – moderately soft
molto piano – very soft
piano e dolce – soft and sweet
piano e legato – soft and legato (with smooth and connected notes)
piano e leggiero – soft and light
piano e lusingando – soft and flattering
piano e spiccato – soft and spiccato (with short and detached notes)
piano e staccato – soft and staccato (with short and detached notes)
piano ed equalmente – soft and evenly
piano elettrico – electric piano
piano ma accentato – soft but accented
piano ma ben marcato – soft but well accented
piano pianissimo – very very soft
piano subito – suddenly soft
più piano – softer
poco meno piano – a little less soft
poco piano – a little soft
sempre piano – always soft
sempre piano pianissimo – always very very soft
sempre più piano – always softer
sempre staccato e piano – always staccato (short and detached notes) and sof...
sforzando piano – suddenly loud and then soft
sotto piano – soft below
staccato e piano – staccato (short and detached notes) and soft
subito piano – suddenly soft
un poco meno piano – a little less soft
un poco più piano – somewhat softer

Music scores that include piano:

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 8 (1690) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 1
Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1677‑1688) Page 1
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 1
Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major (1680) Page 1
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor (1778) Page 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1874‑1875) Page 1
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1841) Page 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 (1788) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to piano:

bassa – low...
blandamente – gently, softly
dolce – sweet, soft, gentle...
dolcemente – sweetly, softly, gently
dolcezza – sweetness, softness, gentleness
dolcissimo – very sweet, very soft, very gently
estinto – extinct...
lene – gentle, soft
lenezza – gentleness, softness...
lieve – light, delicate, gentle
lievemente – lightly, delicately, gently
molle – soft...
mollemente – softly...
mollezza – softness...
morbidamente – softly, tenderly
morbidezza – softness, tenderness, smoothness
morbido – soft, tender, mellow
pastoso – mellow, soft
pianamente – softly, gently, quietly
pianissimo – very soft
pianississimo – very very soft
pianissississimo – very very very soft (rarely used)
pianississississimo – extremely soft (rarely used)
pianissississississimo – as soft as possible (rarely used)
sfumato – soft, mellow, vague
soave – gentle, soft, delicate
soavemente – gently, softly, delicately
soavissimo – very gentle, very soft, very delicate
soavità – gentleness, softness, delicacy
soffice – light, gentle, soft
sommesso – subdued, humbled, soft
teneramente – tenderly, softly
tenerezza – tenderness, softness
tenero – tender, soft

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