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Piano

Music; Classical

A large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed.

Piano four hands

Music; Classical

A piece played by two players on one piano.

Fantas(-ia)(-ie)(-y)/phantasie

Music; Classical

Especially, an instrumental piece in which conventional form is suspended in favour of the application of imaginative stylizations or improvisation (the term is also applied to several similar ...

Piano quartet

Music; Classical

A chamber music ensemble consisting of a pianist and three other players (here restricted to string players), or a composition played thereby.

Fermata

Music; Classical

To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.

Pavan(e)

Music; Classical

A quiet, stately court dance (probably of Italian origin) of the 16th and 17th centuries, and remaining popular in the 17th century as an instrumental form.

Exoticism

Music; Classical

The incorporation of musical styles, forms, or instruments or instrumentation originating in cultures outside of the European (especially, Western European) tradition.