pianism

noun

pi·​a·​nism ˈpē-ə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce pianism (audio)
1
: the art or technique of piano playing
2
: the composition or adaptation of music for the piano

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And this manifested itself in Michael’s very busy mind into an exploration of their mutual love of Gershwin and his contemporaries and combining the incredible encyclopedic knowledge of the American Songbook that Michael has with the absurdly skilled pianism of Jean. cleveland, 20 July 2023 The weight of shoring up the point of the play thus falls heavily on Levant’s pianism — and Hayes’s. Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023 His pianism was steeped in jazz tradition yet spoke more deeply of a personal odyssey. Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 His often big-boned urgency, technically assured, suggested continuity with traditional Russian pianism. Dallas News, 13 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for pianism

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pianism was in 1844

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“Pianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianism. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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