pianoforte

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By 1891, John had moved to Edinburgh and was living as a lodger with a widowed pianoforte maker, Richard Honeyman, 70, and his daughter, Helen, 45.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

I also include the pianoforte instrument in the arias, sometimes, for joyful moments — like the kisses of Zerlina, a little bit in the spirit of Mozart, what he would do.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

And in "Persuasion," Anne Elliot is a consummate musician but does not envy the more showy accomplishments of the Musgrove sisters who play the harp, while she is still on the old-fashioned pianoforte.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2022

A pianoforte, mandolin and clarinet, as well as a mah-jongg game, seem to await players.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

Instead of reading, she could perhaps use the pianoforte, but...well, it had been a while, and she wasn’t sure she could endure the sound of her own stumbling, clumsy playing.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas