pianoforte

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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

"I have played blindman's-buff and caught the corner of a particularly hard pianoforte with my forehead."

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2021

A pianoforte, mandolin and clarinet, as well as a mah-jongg game, seem to await players.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

The reason we call a piano "piano" is that it's a lot easier than its original name "pianoforte".

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2015

The instrument commonly called the "piano" by the way, was originally called a "pianoforte" because it could play dynamics, unlike earlier popular keyboard instruments like the harpsichord and spinet.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones