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Meanings of piano in English
Musical instrument.
Related terms
Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
Related terms
(1) Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 [J.S. Bach] (2) L’lsle joyeuse [Debussy]
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Synonyms
Examples for "softly"
Examples for "softly"
1
These faint traces you left that say however softly: I was here.
2
He went forward a short way and Anborn came softly behind him.
3
Unis said softly, 'The doctor says it's unlikely I'll carry another, John.
4
Dynamic influences suggest that taking the softly-softly approach is unlikely to work.
5
Others speculated this softly-softly strategy was borne of need, rather than choice.
Usage of piano in English
1
The piano will be a good way for me to remember him.
2
The chords of the piano blend with the words of the song:
3
The tickets were a sovereign; the rest is for tuning the piano.
4
She boxed him in the corner between the piano and the wall.
5
Somebody was singing in the drawing-room to the music of the piano.
6
Bernadette learned music from an early age; piano, guitar, drums and violin.
7
The other she left in the shadowy corner of the piano-forhim.
8
The most vital thing in piano playing is to learn to think.
9
The piano was draped in Liberty silk and so was the chimney-piece.
10
In the drawing-room someone was playing softly and ramblingly on the piano.
11
And then he mingled rather hastily in the group near the piano.
12
The girl touched the piano keys; they were ice under her fingers.
13
She sat down to the piano; the door closed softly behind them.
14
He plays the piano; that is the phrase which describes his performance.
15
I never go 'I wish I had put more piano on that'.
16
Earlier training in piano playing had given her a certain manual dexterity.
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Piano through the time
Piano across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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