pianoforte
Example Sentences
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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
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
So the melodies remained intact, even when the arrangements became "lower and darker", as on the pianoforte rework of Never Gonna Give You Up.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2019
A pianoforte, mandolin and clarinet, as well as a mah-jongg game, seem to await players.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018
“Tell me about your life—how you learned to play the pianoforte so masterfully. And what was that piece? It was so sad; were you thinking about a secret lover?”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
