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Definition of Grand piano
1. Noun. A piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs.
Specialized synonyms: Baby Grand, Baby Grand Piano, Parlor Grand, Parlor Grand Piano, Parlour Grand, Parlour Grand Piano, Concert Grand, Concert Piano
Terms within: Leg
Generic synonyms: Forte-piano, Piano, Pianoforte
Definition of Grand piano
1. Noun. (musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand Piano
Literary usage of Grand piano
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"grand piano Action, 1776. The "English" action of Americus Backers. copying the
... The grand piano was in framing xA resonance entirely on the harpsichord ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The grand piano was in framing and resonance entirely on the harpsichord principle,
the sound-board bridge being still continued in one undivided length. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"... a compensating grand piano with metal tubes and plates. Beb. Erar.l patented
his double escapement action, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"To return to John Broadwood,—having launched his reconstructed square piano, he
next turned hie attention to the grand piano to continu« the improvement of ..."
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