Definition of fortepiano
: an early form of the piano originating in the 18th and early 19th centuries and having a smaller range and softer timbre than a modern piano
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Even that, however, wasn’t quite enough to give ideal presence to the fortepiano — the soft-spoken forerunner to the modern piano — used for two Mozart concertos.
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The composer took an interest in new instruments, including the fortepiano, and his music should not be confined to the technologies of his time.
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Eric Zivian was a dynamic fortepiano soloist, channeling the composer’s improvisatory zeal, and the various vocal contributions were perfectly swell.
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Benvenue Fortepiano Trio Monica Huggett, violin; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Eric Zivian, fortepiano.
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The reproduction of the 1819 fortepiano is 8-foot long with a wooden frame.
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Eric Hoeprich, clarinet; Catherine Manson, violin/viola; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Eric Zivian, fortepiano.
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This was a nod to its composer, who led the 1792 premiere in London from the fortepiano.
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Around the 18th century, the harpsichord was eventually replaced by the fortepiano and the modern piano, according to the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale in San Francisco website.
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Origin and Etymology of fortepiano
French or Italian; French, from Italian, from forte loud + piano soft
Definition of forte-piano
: loud then immediately soft
—used as a direction in music
First Known Use of forte-piano
1823
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