pianissimo
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pianissimo (pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| music pp (to be performed) very quietly | |
| [C18: from Italian, superlative of piano soft] | |
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Cultural Dictionary
pianissimo [(pee-uh-nis-uh-moh)]A musical direction meaning “to be performed very softly”; the opposite of fortissimo.
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Example sentences
All night the wind played its wild fugue, dropping to pianissimo lulls, then rising to frenetic crescendos.
She was even more impressive when she caressed soulful pianissimo phrases.
For the first time in the history of recorded sound, it was possible to hear the entire span from pianissimo to triple forte.
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