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Definition of Fortepianos
1. fortepiano [n] - See also: fortepiano
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortepianos
Literary usage of Fortepianos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Musical Reminiscences: Past and Present by William Spark (1892)
"... and invited Bach, then already called ' the old Bach,' to try his fortepianos,
made by Silbermann, which stood in several rooms of the palace. ..."
2. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer, Hermann Deiters, Hugo Riemann (1921)
""I often played on two fortepianos with Ries," says Czerny, "among other things
the Sonata, Op. 47, which had been arranged for two pianofortes. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1879)
"... however, came to the aid of the brothers, and conferred upon Sebastien (AD
1785) a bm-et permitting him to make 'fortepianos' independent of the guild, ..."
4. Sebastian Bach by Reginald Lane Poole (1882)
"... then already called the Old Bach, to try his fortepianos, made by Silbermann,
which stood in various rooms of the palace," and numbered fifteen. ..."
5. The Art of the Player-piano: A Text-book for Student and Teacher by Sydney Grew (1922)
"Clause 1 piano, with detached fortepianos on counts 1 and 4. „ 2 pianissimo.
,, 3 pianissimo. Phrase^l of seven counts piano crescendo (6 1 2 3' 4 5 6"). ..."
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