pianoforte

How To Use pianoforte In A Sentence

• Just as cello is short for violoncello and kaz (pronounced ‘cuz ‘) is the rarely used symbol for kazoo, piano is actually an abbreviation of pianoforte.’
• Artemesia moved to the pianoforte that was along one of the walls, and sat down on the bench, facing away from the instrument and towards Scott.
• He had already been deserted by his female relatives, Georgina having been invited by young Lewis Armitage to join a group about the pianoforte, and Lavinia having stridden off without a word of explanation to join Sophie. Irresistible
• It is not easy to say which of his many compositions for the pianoforte are the most important. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers
• 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
• He is plagued by his poor relationship with his father who dragged him about Europe as a child performing pieces on cloth covered pianofortes from the age of 5 to his early teens.
• They chattered politely for a few minutes, and then Will cruelly suggested that Clara entertain them on the pianoforte.
• She was awarded two distinctions, one for Pianoforte Playing and one for getting 100% in Theory and Harmony.
• I no longer ride several times a day, instead I sit and practice my pianoforte and embroider.
• There is not a quip nor a quillet from the slangy pen of the daily newspaper writers that she does not brood over and worry about as heartily as if it were an overdue mortgage on her pianoforte. Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions