pianissimo in English

adverb

1

(especially as a direction) very soft or softly.

The conductor emphasises them strongly against pianissimo strings to marvelous effect, more so than in any other interpretation on disc.

noun

1

a passage marked to be performed very softly.

Few pianists produce such gorgeous pianissimos !

noun

piano

Use "pianissimo" in a sentence

1. 9 I hugged him, then traced lines on his biceps, around his back, a five-finger exercise pianissimo.

2. 20 An eerie, moonlit pianissimo, ever repeating the same figure slightly changed, slowly grows a ff sonoramente.

3. Castrati were known for the virtuosita spiccata (where they separated the notes in the trills) and the messa di voce, where they started a note pianissimo, inflated it to a climax and then let it

4. ‘The purging of the sinful soul with hyssop, depicted by acciaccaturas and augmented seconds, leads into a lively, haunting dance as the broken bones of the text ` daunce Awaie their sadness’.’ ‘A third, subordinate motif is stated in bare octaves answered by bird-like pianissimo acciaccaturas in the treble (precursors of Bartók's

5. Additional counter-weights placed at the front of the bass keys, help to lighten their heavier touch during pianissimo passages – again, another refinement borrowed from the acoustic piano action. While the new let-off feature even recreates the subtle ‘notch’ sensation felt when gently playing the keys of a grand.

6. ‘The purging of the sinful soul with hyssop, depicted by acciaccaturas and augmented seconds, leads into a lively, haunting dance as the broken bones of the text ` daunce Awaie their sadness’.’ ‘A third, subordinate motif is stated in bare octaves answered by bird-like pianissimo acciaccaturas in the treble (precursors of Bartók's