pianism
Americannoun
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the artistry and technique of a pianist.
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performance by a pianist.
an evening of first-rate pianism.
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It feels as if he’s letting us in on a private communion with his hero as he deepens his own pianism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
His two Armory recitals exhibited pianism of poetic freedom, assured interpretive choices and a D.J.’s ear for subtle musical connections.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
He did still smuggle a tribute to Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” from that famous short, “The Cat Concerto,” into the quicksilver pianism of the album’s “Mary Poppins Fantasy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Vadim Neselovskyi’s third-stream pianism shares the qualities of a sculpture carved in ice: finely wrought detail, sharply traced; glinting elegance; coolness to the touch; refractions of light.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
By what device may pianism descend to a lower level?
From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke
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