Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various precursors to the modern piano.
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- noun A
keyboard instrument ; the smaller, quieter,precursor to thepianoforte .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the living room, men and women of middle age nibbled at nuts and flatbreads around a fortepiano.
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Willis, playing a David Sutherland copy of a 1730s Florentine fortepiano, brought a string quartet to the stage with him for three of Bach's keyboard concertos.
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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Willis, playing a David Sutherland copy of a 1730s Florentine fortepiano, brought a string quartet to the stage with him for three of Bach's keyboard concertos.
Authentication keys Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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In the living room, men and women of middle age nibbled at nuts and flatbreads around a fortepiano.
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But the new series started off strong, with fortepiano contributions from Andrew Willis and BEMF favorite Kristian Bezuidenhout.
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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The fortepiano timbre didn't reveal any new secrets in the solo portions — Bach's writing is still very much modeled on harpsichord/clavichord virtuosity — but when providing a rippling accompaniment to the whole ensemble, the softer, subtler touch made for an invitingly plush sound.
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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The fortepiano timbre didn't reveal any new secrets in the solo portions — Bach's writing is still very much modeled on harpsichord/clavichord virtuosity — but when providing a rippling accompaniment to the whole ensemble, the softer, subtler touch made for an invitingly plush sound.
Authentication keys Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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But the new series started off strong, with fortepiano contributions from Andrew Willis and BEMF favorite Kristian Bezuidenhout.
Authentication keys Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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In the living room, men and women of middle age nibbled at nuts and flatbreads around a fortepiano.
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The wiry, plangent sound of Kurosaki's 1801 violin is perfectly complemented by the percussive but singing tone of Linda Nicholson's Viennese fortepiano, especially effective in the powerful C minor Sonata Op 30 No 2.
Beethoven: violin sonatas vol 4, op 30 nos 1 - 3; violin sonatas 'Kreutzer' op 47, no 10 op 96 2010
zzfriend commented on the word fortepiano
To the best of my knowledge, the fortepiano followed the harpischord and preceded the pianoforte. Thomas Jefferson purchased a fortepiano for his wife Martha in 1773, and reading the story was the first time I heard of the instrument.
April 2, 2009