Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 27 compound words that contain piano. The most common are listed below. Open piano in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- grand pianoA large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp.
- player pianoAn acoustic piano that is played automatically by mechanical means.
- electric pianoA type of lightweight piano with electronic pickups to amplify the sound. The strings, or string substitutes, are struck mechanically such that the action is similar to that of a normal piano.
- upright pianoA type of piano with vertically mounted strings.
- piano makerMaker of pianos.
- baby grand pianoA small grand piano.
- piano barA type of lounge or bar featuring live piano music as a form of entertainment.
- piano rollA perforated roll of paper containing encoded music to be played by a pianola or player piano.
- street pianoA piano placed in a public area to encourage passers-by to stop and play.
- piano accordionan accordion with a keyboard similar to that of a piano.
- floor pianoA large, flat novelty electronic piano-style keyboard played by stepping on the keys.
- prepared pianoA piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (called preparations) on or between the strings.
- square pianoA piano with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
- piano benchA rectangular wooden bench where a pianist can sit while playing the piano.
- toy pianoA small piano-like musical instrument.
- piano four handsPiano technique where two people play on the same piano simultaneously
- piano stoolA round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.
- piano nobileThe floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.
- pyramid pianoA piano that has its strings slanting upward from left to right in a case that is shaped like a tall isosceles triangle.
- Chicago pianoThe Thompson submachine gun.
- digital pianoA type of lightweight piano which reproduces the sound of a standard piano by electronic means. The keys are designed to feel like the keys of a real piano, and often to resemble them also.
- piano barsplural of piano bar: A type of lounge or bar featuring live piano music as a form of entertainment.
- piano keysThe large white striped section at the ends of a runway, used as a landing aiming point and as a distance indicator.
- piano playerOne who plays the piano (to make music); a pianist.
- piano wireA type of stiff but relatively thin solid wire that is used for piano strings.
Compound words 27
- pianistA person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
- pianomaniaA great popularity of piano music in a population.
- pianisticsThe art or technique of playing the piano.
- nonpianoNot of or pertaining to the piano.
- pianocentricCentred around the piano
- pianolikeResembling or characteristic of a piano.
- pianophileA lover of piano music.
- pianetteA small piano.
- pianicaSynonym of melodica: A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
- pianologueA performance where one person plays a piano with a long speech.