pianistic

American  

[pee-uh-nis-tik] / ˌpi əˈnɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.

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Other Word Forms

• pianistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of pianistic

First recorded in 1880–85; pianist + -ic

Example Sentences

She played with a Buddha-like calm, alleviating Beethovenian angst with a kind of exquisite pianistic deep breathing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Although the source material changed, the fundamental Jamal style remained the appealing sound it had always been, enhanced by growingly rhapsodic pianistic touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2023

One of the things that stands out to me about her pianistic excellence is the subtle yet virtuosic quality in the development of her solos.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

So this was also a chance to just pull all that stuff that is a pianistic challenge into a bigger picture.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Compared to the music of his teacher Haydn or to Mozart, it seems much more dramatic and pianistic, almost to the point of theatricality, than anything they had written for the same instrument.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall