pianissimos
- plural of pianissimo.
Example Sentences
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On Friday, however, her sound was often comparatively bright and extreme — the sfordanzos true explosions, the pianissimos exquisitely soft-spoken.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Gould found some melting pianissimos, and Goerke unsheathed a saber of sound that shone the way toward her interpretation of the whole role.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2019
This score provides a good acoustical test, its dynamic range running from celestial pianissimos to apocalyptic thunder.
From The New Yorker ● May 15, 2017
Throughout the evening, she may have gotten a little carried away making sudden shifts between dramatic outpouring and floating pianissimos, a tic becoming a predictable shtick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2014
The music of this scene is grandly sustained by the orchestra, but the ensemble is difficult and requires much rehearsing, for it abounds in surprising fortes and pianissimos.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
