pianissimo

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Carmen D'Avino, 45, whose Pianissimo has been nominated for an Academy Award this year as best short subject, is a painter who learned cinematography as a photographer-historian during World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

Quasi Una Fantasia Poco Andante Pianissimo AN OLD MAN sat quietly in his lawnchair, puffing contentedly on an expensive briar pipe and making corrections with a fountain pen on a thick sheaf of typewritten manuscript.

From Suite Mentale by Emshwiller, Ed

He could not possibly stay longer in this dark inclosure with his burning fancies, at this too great distance from the Pianissimo.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

Pianissimo is one of the later things to teach.

From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Brower, Harriette

Pianissimo singing or playing does not imply a slower tempo, and in working with very soft passages the conductor must be constantly on guard lest the performers begin to "drag."

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson