concert grand

American  

noun

1. a grand piano of the largest size, being typically 9 feet (2.7 meters) in length.

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concert grand British  

noun

1. a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length Compare baby grand boudoir grand

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Etymology

Origin of concert grand

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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concert grand

There is one image that keeps a Gaza musician going like no other - that of the territory’s only concert grand piano.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

Some longtime patrons might recognize a familiar echo from Saks’ concert grand, the center’s main piano.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

The sensational young Russian pianist played the orchestra’s old Hamburg Steinway concert grand, which sat unused for years until it was restored last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019

On a cool weekday afternoon in late April, inside an otherwise-empty Palmer Auditorium, Peter Jarvis, adjunct associate professor of music at Conn, is standing onstage next to one of the new Steinway concert grand pianos.

From Washington Times ● May 22, 2017

And then everyone in the room heard it too: The B on the concert grand was flat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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