| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) |
accompanist
,
accompanyist
|
| Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) |
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
,
Aleksandr Scriabin
,
Scriabin
|
| small grand piano |
baby grand
,
baby grand piano
,
parlor grand
,
parlor grand piano
,
parlour grand
,
parlour grand piano
|
| light piece of music for piano |
bagatelle
|
| United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) |
Bloch
,
Ernest Bloch
|
| instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) |
boogie
,
boogie-woogie
|
| German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) |
Clara Josephine Schumann
,
Schumann
|
| early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound |
clavichord
|
| piano, largest grand |
concert grand
|
| grand piano suitable for concert performances |
concert grand
,
concert piano
|
| piano inventor |
Cristofori
|
| Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) |
Czerny
,
Karl Czerny
|
| damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
damper block
,
piano damper
|
| United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) |
Duke Ellington
,
Edward Kennedy Ellington
,
Ellington
|
| hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys |
ebony
|
| piano-key wood |
ebony
|
| United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908) |
Edward MacDowell
,
MacDowell
|
| hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
fall-board
,
fallboard
|
| Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) |
Franz Liszt
,
Liszt
|
| Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) |
Franz Peter Schubert
,
Franz Schubert
,
Franz Seraph Peter Schubert
,
Schubert
|
