pianoforte

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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

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

The instrument commonly called the "piano" by the way, was originally called a "pianoforte" because it could play dynamics, unlike earlier popular keyboard instruments like the harpsichord and spinet.

From Literature

But when Liszt was preparing to perform in London in 1840, an advertisement said that he would give “recitals on the pianoforte.”

From New York Times

"I have played blindman's-buff and caught the corner of a particularly hard pianoforte with my forehead."

From Salon