pianoforte
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A trip to Paris to work for a family who needs a companion for their child leads to pianoforte lessons, but with no prospect of a public life as a musician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
By 1891, John had moved to Edinburgh and was living as a lodger with a widowed pianoforte maker, Richard Honeyman, 70, and his daughter, Helen, 45.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
And in "Persuasion," Anne Elliot is a consummate musician but does not envy the more showy accomplishments of the Musgrove sisters who play the harp, while she is still on the old-fashioned pianoforte.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022
A providential accident nearby soon deposits a handsome injured gentleman at their school; his friends visit; and vivacious Miss Asquith, practical Miss Pffolliott and scientific Miss Franklin become busy with more than their pianoforte lessons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2015
“That is a grand pianoforte, and he might think it too large for Mrs. Bates’s house.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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