| 单词 | pianissimo |
| 例句 | He was still singing—“Not much money, Oh! but honey”—fixing his cufflinks, parting his hair; but then he looked up and saw his sister—“Ain’t we got”—and pianissimo now—“fun”—fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some passages were played with hushed pianissimos and uncommon delicacy; livelier dance movements truly jostled along. At Tanglewood, You Can Hear 8 Concerts in 3 Days 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Still, she produced a couple of high pianissimos to rival Meade's, and the two of them set off sparks when their voices blended in their duets. New roles for Racette and Meade at DC Opera 2013-03-18T16:33:09Z But in the final soliloquy, just before Billy is hanged for having given a fatal blow to Claggart, Mr. Gunn spins the dumbfounded sailor’s wrenching lines with aching tenderness and finespun pianissimos. Daniel Harding Brings the Opera ?Billy Budd? to Life 2010-04-30T18:39:00Z He almost cracked a few high notes and didn’t attempt the pianissimo Verdi specified for the final phrase.He acted convincingly throughout the evening but continued to struggle vocally. Music Review: ?Aida? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-02-11T01:03:18Z The conductor took plenty of risks, demanding extreme pianissimos at times and setting some uncompromisingly rapid tempos, but in performing Beethoven of all composers the sense of danger is a value in itself. Carlos Kalmar leads SSO in fresh take on Beethoven 2013-12-29T19:43:19Z Despite the chorus’s numbers, and its strength in movements like “Rex tremendae” and “Confutatis,” some of its best moments were the pianissimos at, for example, the end of the “Introitus.” Music Review: Bringing His Baton and Bold Hopes to Philadelphia 2011-01-07T23:49:54Z Its title is apt: much of the piece is about shifting textures — slowly sliding chordal figures; brash, fortissimo string scraping; pianissimo arpeggios — and eerie, hard-to-define tonalities. Music Review: An Extravagant Farewell to Summer 2010-09-03T22:47:00Z His voice is smoky and nimble, able to fill a hall with both the volume of a Wagnerian heldentenor and an exquisite hovering pianissimo. After 4 Years, Jonas Kaufmann Returns to the Met Opera 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Still, with her luminous singing, beautiful pianissimo high notes and unforced power, she was a noble, elegant Elisabeth. Opera Review: A Winning, Cautious, ?Don Carlo? at the Met 2010-11-23T12:39:00Z The way a spellbound audience can wrap a protective silence around a pianissimo ending. Out of Silence, the Music of Meditation 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Lewis charged into the first-movement cadenza with flamboyance and grandeur, then opened the second movement with a pianissimo so delicate that the audience was practically leaning forward in the seats to hear the soft-focus phrases. Pianist Lewis, maestro Denève keep audience on edge of seats 2014-04-18T18:24:56Z Effortlessly lyrical and very subtle, Baltacigil made a lot of points with an elegant pianissimo, well supported by Morlot and the orchestra. The audience was ready for Dvorák, and SSO’s cellist delivered 2014-03-28T16:07:36Z I was most impressed, however, when Kaufmann lifted melting phrases with focused and floating sound, like the pianissimo moments of “Die Loreley.” Two Singers Reveal the Core of Art Song, on Stages Big and Small 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Their extreme pianissimo playing in the Ravel and the Franck drew listeners in, and they were perfectly audible at the back of the room. Music Review: Violinist Adds Intimate Stage to a Concert Hall Week 2011-03-02T23:02:56Z This is a psychological horror film played mostly at pianissimo. ‘God of the Piano’ Review: How Far Will Mother Go? 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Yet, when lilting phrases rose to soft, high pianissimos, she sang with beguiling tenderness. Compelling Singers Lift a Muddled ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Against a backdrop of haunting, pianissimo strings, which move at a glacial pace, Mr. Rouse imposes short bursts of fast, angular flute figures, darkly mysterious contributions from lower-lying woodwinds, and sudden bursts of fortissimo brass. 2010-02-11T23:34:00Z “It’s a constant examination of the sources and thinking through it. I’m looking for the dark whispered sounds that Verdi wrote about and a huge amount of pianissimo.” A Busy Baritone Gets Ready for a New ‘Rigoletto’ 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Making the best of the little you’ve got may or may not be the theme of “Morning Sun,” the pianissimo new play by Simon Stephens that opened Off Broadway on Wednesday. Review: Edie Falco Shines as an Everywoman in ‘Morning Sun’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z One counterpart might be the frail music of Salvatore Sciarrino, the Italian composer who uses extended instrumental techniques to create delicate sounds that often stay at the pianissimo level. David Lang’s ‘whisper opera’ Mines Truths From the Web 2013-08-02T18:57:04Z Yet just as impressive were her finespun pianissimo phrases. Music Review: Angela Meade in ?Ernani? at Metropolitan Opera 2012-02-04T00:43:41Z “What is important for me in this beginning,” Mr. Bronfman said, “is it’s marked piano, not pianissimo” — soft, not very soft. Bronfman Braces for the Five Piano Concertos 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Frequently turning to the pianist to observe every nuance, he matched Lang Lang pianissimo for pianissimo, and rose with him to the more rollicking passages of the finale. Pianist Lang Lang, once dubbed ‘Bang Bang’ for his flashy technique, brings exquisite refinement to Seattle Symphony concert 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Toggling between them, with an improvisatory feel and the extreme softness of pianissimo, creates a sense of mystery. Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Eye Rolls 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z For all his power, he was a master at singing high pianissimo phrases with ethereal beauty. Jon Vickers, Opera Star Known for His Raw Power and Intensity, Dies at 88 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Throughout his range his voice is warm, honeyed and penetrating, whether in gentle pianissimo phrases or bursts of intensity. Opera Review: DiDonato and Camarena Shine in ‘La Cenerentola’ at the Met 2014-04-22T09:30:43Z All three produced remarkable work: Ibragimova's wonderful range of colour and her breathtaking pianissimo; Gerhardt's much more matter-of-fact cello sound but utterly secure musicianship; Osborne's bright, forward pianism, its articulation crystal clear. Ibragimova/Gerhardt/Osborne ? review 2011-02-02T18:35:21Z Erraught also excelled in a set of folk song arrangements by Herbert Hughes, a contemporary of Britten’s, with a winning stage presence and a velvet pianissimo tone. Audience can’t help but show its appreciation for Irish song and opera 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Gould found some melting pianissimos, and Goerke unsheathed a saber of sound that shone the way toward her interpretation of the whole role. Review | National Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Tristan’ was lacking in D.C. They made up for it in New York. 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z At this early point in her career, she lacks those melting high pianissimos Verdi often calls for, and her lower register is weak, but overall her singing left a favorable impression. Youth and experience at Met in Verdi's 'Trovatore' 2012-09-30T13:17:10Z She noted the unusually detailed and mercurial dynamic markings, pointing specifically to a passage in the first-movement development section with four bars fortissimo, four pianissimo, then another four fortissimo. Recording As a Road To Recovery 2011-01-27T22:59:45Z And in the Magnificat the pianissimo choral singing was buried by the string figures that are meant to adorn it. Music Review | Boston Baroque: Praise of Mary at Eventide Resounds Across 400 Years 2010-03-08T07:50:00Z They go through the whole movement, those trills, then the cluster chords with sforzandos, then you have a pianissimo progression. She Wrote for the Piano’s Extremes: Bronfman on Ustvolskaya 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “He has this super pianissimo that just stops traffic,” Mr. Sellars said. Anthony Roth Costanzo Exists to Transform Opera 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Like that account, Mr. Frost’s reading of the Mozart concerto was a paragon of lyricism: breathtaking in its pianissimos, utterly fluid in its legatos, gleaming in its ornamental flourishes. Music Review: Martin Frost, Clarinetist, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 2013-12-09T21:54:32Z Mr. Langrée conducted a reading notable for its brisk tempos in the opening movement and dynamic shadings throughout, with a striking contrast between pianissimo and forte passages that created an arresting tension. Music Review: Isabelle Faust Solos for Mostly Mozart 2013-08-11T21:27:23Z In the tender exchanges with Aeneas, she inspired Mr. Giordani to his most sensitive, pianissimo singing. Music Review: Berlioz’s ‘Troyens’ Returns to Metropolitan Opera 2012-12-14T22:22:35Z The accompaniment, though, was breathtaking, Chailly and the orchestra exploring levels of piano and pianissimo playing that one seldom hears, like a halo around the soloist. Gewandhaus Orchestra does German canon justice at Kennedy Center She brought suppleness to Verdi’s long-lined phrases, executed every trill and turn cleanly, sang pianissimo high notes sensitively and summoned earthy power in moments of torment. Music Review: Bold ?Trovatore,? Inspired by Goya 2010-10-27T23:23:00Z In his performance with Mr. Adès — a marvelous pianist capable of velvety pianissimos and pungent fortissimo growls — Mr. Bostridge mined the song cycle for its disturbing psychological undercurrents. Schubert’s Chilly Winter Journey, Told Two Ways 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Alexander Toradze, the impressive soloist, offered a performance of striking contrasts, with an unusually soulful opening and barely audible pianissimos in the second movement. Music Review | Vladimir Jurowski: The Long and Short of Shostakovich, and Jazzy Ravel 2010-03-08T22:17:00Z The New York Times described a 2013 performance of his at Carnegie Hall as “a paragon of lyricism: breathtaking in its pianissimos, utterly fluid in its legatos, gleaming in its ornamental flourishes.” Martin Frost Explores the Soul of the Clarinet 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z At a few moments, from the collective sounds of the subdued chorus and orchestra, a pianissimo high note, almost inaudible, emerged from Ms. DiDonato’s voice, slowly blooming in sound and throbbing richness. Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato 2013-01-02T00:03:57Z She filled the house with ample, gleaming tone, and rose to all the technical challenges of the role: Runs, trills and high pianissimos were executed with agility and confidence. Review: Meade makes her mark as Verdi's Leonora 2013-01-17T14:47:08Z During the farewell duet with Charlotte, Mr. Kaufmann’s melting sadness and almost crooned pianissimo phrases combined hauntingly with Ms. Koch’s tremulous anguish. Music Review: A New ‘Werther’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-02-19T11:01:44Z Nevertheless, it was delivered with bite and energy, as well as notable pianissimo control of the opening of the Allegretto. Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs - review 2011-01-23T18:22:54Z “I’m quite keen on pianissimos, finally, after 50 years,” he said. ArtsBeat: Lucerne Easter Festival: Haitink Holds Up a Mirror for Promising Maestros 2011-04-18T15:00:28Z Sometimes the dynamics were, for me, too exaggerated, lurching from whispered pianissimos to aggressive fortissimos. 2010-02-11T08:29:00Z The dynamic range of the performance was huge, from some incredibly delicate pianissimos to richly textured fortissimos in Bruckner’s oft-essayed climaxed. A Fair outing for Bruckner and the horn, at SSO | Classical review 2013-04-14T20:59:23Z “Enjoy it,” he told a quartet of students, assuring them that even the quietest pianissimos would register. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z He contrived a thrilling balance between cantabile and cutting edge, with a daring line in tiny pianissimos. The Turn of the Screw; BBC Proms 32, 35, 36 ? review 2011-08-13T23:06:02Z And never once did he ask for a true pianissimo. NSO review: Despite the stellar guest soloist Bohórquez, consistency is lacking This time Schonberg writes in The Times that in “any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.” Timeline: The Long, Long Journey to a New David Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Was that a high pianissimo soprano tone or a soft harmonic played by a distant trumpet perched on the lawn? A New Work by John Luther Adams Debuts at Lincoln Center 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Carnegie seems to have ironed out that wrinkle in its programming strategy and made the world safe for pianissimos again. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z She was even more impressive when she caressed soulful pianissimo phrases. Music Review: Angela Meade Takes on ?Norma? at Caramoor 2010-07-12T22:10:00Z 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. L.A. Opera opens season with flat, clumsy 'La Traviata' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z He played the leisurely pianissimo passages with a silky touch, and attacked the thundering octave passages with spectacular bravura. At Seattle Symphony: Elliott Carter premiere, rousing Rossini | Classical review 2013-02-08T17:56:18Z But the heart of this work is its central slow movement, with its long stretches of pianissimo unaccompanied violin writing. Music Review: Christian Tetzlaff at Alice Tully Hall - Review 2011-10-28T22:53:58Z And he resorted to falsetto singing, it seemed, in high pianissimo phrases. Music Review: Latonia Moore Steps In to ?Aida? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-04T21:01:48Z The piece ends as mysteriously as it began, with a sonorous pianissimo fermata. Into The Music: The Clout of Edgard Var?se?s ?Ionisation? 2010-07-16T14:55:00Z The other side of his pianism — the gentle, pianissimo playing that elevates the Andante variation of the middle movement — was equally impressive. Music Review: Juilliard Players Join the Fierce Give and Take of a Prokofiev Concerto 2010-12-16T06:30:05Z And her control of floating pianissimo phrases was just as wondrous. Jessye Norman Was a Diva, in the Best Way 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Some pianissimo phrases were breathy, and he lacked a little of his trademark burnished power. Music Review: Hans Neuenfels Gathers Rats in ?Lohengrin? 2010-08-04T22:14:00Z Mr. Dillon’s sound world is variegated and changeable: sudden crescendos evaporate in pianissimo chords; quiet pizzicato passages unfold into sequences of descending slides that evoke whining, at times, and exoticism elsewhere. Music Review: Capturing Shifts Between Ecstasy and Anguish 2011-01-18T23:32:38Z He sang with evenness throughout his range, with tender pianissimos and, when called for, with engaging feistiness. Review: ‘Don Pasquale’ Returns to the Met, With a Bravura Aria and More 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Sounding likewise weighed, Kaufmann mostly sang in shades of weariness, with an overreliance on floated pianissimos punctuated by outbursts more heroic than pained or violent. Review: Opera Stars Take On an Omicron-Battered Vienna 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z On Friday, however, her sound was often comparatively bright and extreme — the sfordanzos true explosions, the pianissimos exquisitely soft-spoken. Review: Mitsuko Uchida Revisits Beethoven’s Final Sonatas 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Yet his plaintive pianissimo phrases were equally impressive. Music Review: At Met, Bryn Terfel and Patricia Racette in ?Tosca? 2010-04-15T19:59:00Z Feldman set this for a soprano, whom he limited to a handful of pitches in her highest range and to a single pianissimo dynamic. 'Neither,' ignored in U.S., gets extravagant German staging 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z In any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.” Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z Both were immediately displayed in his extremely spacious, poignant reading of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, whose fragile themes emerged from an grippingly sombre pianissimo in the strings. Prom 34: BBCSO/Bychkov – review 2012-08-09T16:06:12Z But while “Ernst is rather balanced and classic, Daniel does more extreme things. He plays a pianissimo like no other.” When One Instrument Speaks in Three Voices 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z A stretch of genuine pianissimo, that truly whisper-soft sound, was never quite forthcoming. Review | Elegant program of Russian and French music by piano duo 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Schiff, as in his touch at a keyboard, relished the extremes of Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony — the opening truly pianissimo, the forzando notes truly explosive. Review: The Philharmonic’s Artist in Residence Wears Two Hats 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z A great singer can float a delicate pianissimo or belt out a dramatic monologue or thrill us with her rapid coloratura or caress her way through the most agonizing love music. Criticized for her weight, opera star Deborah Voigt speaks up 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “Three Browning Songs,” by the American composer Amy Beach, further showed off his sure-handed control of timbre, from velvety pianissimos to bright, confident top notes. Music in Review: Marilyn Horne’s Protégés in ‘The Song Continues’ 2013-01-21T22:56:40Z The players brought off rapid pianissimo passages with eclat, but in general they need to widen their range of sound. Shaw’s terrific ‘Blueprint’ felt too short 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The players also displayed an aggressive bite in Vivaldi’s signature crescendo runs and an unusual palette of pale tone colors in pianissimo passages. Review: Avi Avital and the Venice Baroque, in Sizzling Communion 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Kaufmann did the climactic phrase with a softness rare among tenors, following the pianissimo dynamic Bizet wrote in the score. The Met Opera Tries to Find Paying Customers in a Pandemic 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z The strings — as usual, it seems, when Sheryl Staples, the principal associate concertmaster, is in charge — were especially fine: smooth and supple, and breathtaking in some of their pianissimos. Review: New York Philharmonic Dives Into Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z And if you think it’s impossible for a tenor to cap phrases of a dreamy aria with melting, pianissimo high notes, report to the Met to hear Mr. Polenzani demonstrate how this is done superlatively. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z He leans forward off the podium, leans backward onto the guard rail, squats and pounces, thrashes a downbeat, caresses a pianissimo. Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It can be easy to read this as a climax — either to the stormy middle section, or the piece as a whole — but Beethoven marks these notes as pianissimo, exactly as soft as the opening. Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Eye Rolls 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This is where the piece becomes a challenge for Mr. Lang, whose theatricality is out of place amid gently gliding runs played at a near pianissimo. Review: Lang Lang, Classical Music’s Superstar, Returns Quietly 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Yet in the slow movement he showed another side, playing with exceptional elegance and milky pianissimos. Music Review: Beethoven?s Varied Descendants 2011-01-14T23:03:20Z McCarthy goes nicely pianissimo for a change, playing it fretful rather than shrewish. Review: Bill Murray Bestows Some Grace on St. Vincent 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Bell made it all sound easy, including an amazingly controlled pianissimo that faded into nothing. A festive kickoff to Seattle Symphony's new season 2012-09-16T23:18:03Z Almost a quarter-century after her first Met Mimi, Ms. Hong sounded fresh and radiant on Friday, her singing distinguished by beautiful phrasing and refined pianissimos. Music Review: ?La Boh?me? at the Met: Life in Zeffirelli Style - Review 2011-11-20T22:51:46Z In “Senta’s Ballad,” she catapulted into high-lying phrases with strength and point and drew her voice into a slender thread for beautifully formed pianissimo high notes. Review: A Singer Returns to Shore at the Met in ‘Dutchman’ 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z It moved from contemplation to apocalyptic distortion to a sparse pianissimo before the song itself emerged, with all its odd, plaintive leaps. Music Review: Alternative Guitar Festival at Rockwood Music Hall - Review 2012-01-15T23:43:32Z Ms. Morley produced a wonderfully floating pianissimo sound in this monologue of a woman condemned to weep in silence as the object of her affections is promised to another. Review: Mostly Mozart’s Opening Concert, With a Chopin Encore 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The ultra-whispered pianissimo notes at the end represented a beautifully measured finish to a genuinely distinctive interpretation. Karen Mason delivers a pungent show for Valentines 2011-02-11T17:16:49Z The sound was rich and luxurious, comfortably bearing the full weight of fortissimos and detailing pianissimos right down to the vanishing point. ‘Porgy and Bess,’ a Spoleto Festival USA Homecoming 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Coote’s control and use of a wide dynamic range was another hallmark of her recital, with carefully shaded pianissimos and surging crescendos. Music Review: Alice Coote Offers Plenty of Flair at Zankel Hall 2010-04-06T22:38:00Z In the process, he sought out greater drama in the music, with mighty crescendos and exquisite pianissimos. Review: Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ With Heightened Drama 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z As the voices blend during the final phrases, they sing with delectable pianissimo tenderness, especially Mr. Domingo’s. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z She sounded particularly lovely in “Music” — a gospel-tinged verse whose pianissimo conclusion held the audience spellbound. Music Review: A Trill Ride, From Rossini to Harold Arlen 2011-03-08T21:51:18Z He justified that leap with a thoughtful performance in which the pianissimo strings were so exquisitely hushed that for a moment you could hear a pin drop. Music Review: Exploring Themes of War, Both the Existential and the Concrete 2011-05-13T22:45:09Z In the symphony, it was the contrasts that seemed heightened, from whispering pianissimos to stentorian fortissimos. LSO/Alsop ? review 2010-12-07T22:00:00Z Even when fatigued, she floated some beautiful high pianissimo notes. Opera Review: A Modern ?Traviata,? Where Time Keeps Ticking 2011-01-02T17:15:26Z He recalled that there was originally “a beautiful pianissimo F natural” in one passage for the soprano Jennifer Check, who sings Almera, one of the wives. Nico Muhly, Composer of ?Dark Sisters? and ?Two Boys? 2011-11-04T15:23:56Z In many of the French songs her dynamic contrasts were commendable, but her pianissimos sounded pallid. Music Review: Karita Mattila at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-11T22:22:47Z Trotovsek used it to showcase her clean and refined tone and musical sense of phrasing, especially in the slow movement, marked by a radiant pianissimo sound and impeccable intonation. Violinist Lana Trotovsek gives radiant performance in Embassy Series Four songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff offered some of the evening’s most beautiful singing, from the lovely floated pianissimos of “Sing not to me, fair maiden” to the thrilling high notes of “Spring Waters.” A tenor in his element performs Romantic songs in Vocal Arts DC recital. 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Rae soared beautifully in the early going, but it was in her pianissimo singing that she really shone. Critic’s Notebook: Nature’s Power Meets Star Power in Santa Fe 2013-08-07T20:33:01Z Dudamel seemed most concerned with the large gestures and was most in his element with a favored Hartke device in the symphony of building a massive crescendo and then suddenly dropping to pianissimo. Hurricane Mama's impressive set of pipes 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z She floated pianissimo high notes, shaped melodic lines with suppleness and dispatched coloratura runs so that they emerged as elaborations of lyrical lines, not just showy passagework. Music Review: Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-07T20:57:38Z His feelings are released in high pianissimos that are simply heart-stopping. Prom 3: Simon Boccanegra 2010-07-19T21:01:00Z The soprano Christine Brewer sang splendidly, floating the soaring solo lines yet bringing some Wagnerian intensity even to hushed pianissimos. Music Review: ?Missa Solemnis? Ends New York Philharmonic Season 2010-06-24T21:09:00Z And the alluringly radiant last song, “This Is the Thesis ... ,” softens to a tranquil pianissimo, instruments falling away as the voice alone finds the metaphysical “merely in living as and where we live.” Review: Elliott Carter Premiere and Levine Withdrawal With Met Chamber Ensemble 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z But the most astonishing moments were some of the quiet ones, including a pianissimo line in the Romanza that was so subtle and so private as to evoke a sound half remembered. Martin Frost at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Edita Gruberova, a soprano who reigned over world opera stages for decades, dazzling audiences with her shimmering pianissimos and vocal pyrotechnics in the works of composers including Donizetti, Verdi and Richard Strauss, died Oct. Edita Gruberova, dazzling operatic soprano, dies at 74 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Her pianissimo phrases seemed to float in the air. Review: L.A. Opera brings back its '20s take on 'Traviata,' and the singing shimmers 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z She was particularly admired for her purity of voice, vocal shadings and exquisite pianissimos. Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies at 85 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Army Chorus to “loudly and proudly play the national anthem” — or, presumably, face court-martial if they played pianissimo. Opinion | With no Eagles around, Trump acts a turkey 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z I love the passage when in one phrase Mr. Kaufmann builds from pleading pianissimos to a heroic top note. null 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Her “limpid trills and transparent pianissimos in all registers are models of the bel canto approach to coloratura singing,” Frederick M. Winship, a critic for United Press International, wrote in 1989. Edita Gruberova, dazzling operatic soprano, dies at 74 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z This score provides a good acoustical test, its dynamic range running from celestial pianissimos to apocalyptic thunder. Germany’s New Concert Temples 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z After Braxton cues in a page of this new music, musicians coalesce around single pitches, gradually increasing the dynamic level to a peak of loudness, before sinking back into pianissimo. Big Ears Festival diary – three days at Knoxville's genre-spanning event 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z A single pianist provided the soundtrack, the music crescendoing as the collection became more lavish and exuberant, the music drifting into sweet pianissimo when the garments were their most fragile. Here’s what Paris thinks you’ll buy this fall. But is it what you’ll want to wear? 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Even to sing pianissimo, require phenomenal breath control. Reader, I tweeted him – why mobile phones are not the enemy of storytelling | John Crace 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The dynamics of this supremely talented musical family range far beyond pianissimo and forte. Review: A fine family album from the Thompsons 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z I mustered on pianissimo for the remainder of my gig and when I finished the response from the audience was immediate. Music Lesson From Jeff Goldblum (And Me) 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z His pianissimo begins where other pianists end theirs. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z A too frequent use of the soft pedal does tend to a neglect of the pianissimo touch, and it should, therefore, be discouraged. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Then she glides softly up the cadenza, and ends on the long pianissimo high D. Bemolle, who has been standing up, sits down suddenly. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z It rose gradually to a plaintive climax, and ended in a tired pianissimo. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z A singer of notorious-incompetence was provided with a most difficult air, accompanied pianissimo, so that his faults might at least not be concealed. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z It is acknowledged by all who heard him that his technic outshone all others; he had the whispering and crystalline pianissimo of Joseffy, the liquidity of Thalberg's touch, with the resistless power of a Rubinstein. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It should not cloak or screen a defective pianissimo, but should serve exclusively as a means of colouring where the softness of tone is coupled with what the jewellers call "dull finish." Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Yet observe the curiously insinuating effect which results from Debussy's deft and reticent treatment of this episode—the pianissimo chords on the muted horns, followed-161- by a measure in which the voices declaim alone. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z "At least, not the sort we are used to," whispered Miss Bonser, in a superb pianissimo. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z 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. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z At first the body of sound seemed overpowering, for there was no pianissimo, and not one of the regular orchestral effects. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Now, as the right pedal should not be used to cover a lack of force, so should the left pedal not be regarded as a licence to neglect the formation of a fine pianissimo touch. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z First comes a slight rumor, skimming the ground like a swallow before the storm, pianissimo, it murmurs and is gone, sowing behind its empoisoned traits. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z The melody repeats itself again in the next sentence, sometimes altering the pianissimo into fortissimo, and vice versâ, according to the force which the narrator wishes to give to certain words. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The lingering legato melody seems to rise softly and rest in the air until it passes away in tones so faint that Bizet has marked them four times pianissimo. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z First it is played softly, pianissimo; but little by little, the motive is developed and played more lightly. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He first played it so pianissimo that you could only just hear it, and then he repeated the variation and gave it tremendously forte. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z He raised one hand deprecatingly, while the other still weaved in and out in a pianissimo accompaniment. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z At first, a slight report, just grazing the ground as a swallow does before the storm: murmuring pianissimo, and spinning away, it launches in its course the poisoned arrow. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Like all love-songs it is legato, andante, and pianissimo, but at the same time noticeably original and characteristic. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z It ranged from low G to the counter G—three octaves—in full strength and in pianissimo. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z It was very rapid, very staccato, and pianissimo all the way through. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Introduced pianissimo, they profaned the daily half-hour devoted to the study of Divinity. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z The girls sung several canons; Laertes whistled in the manner of a nightingale; and the Pedant gave a symphony pianissimo upon the Jew's-harp. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Instead of starting all the voices pianissimo, or even part of the chorus, he starts with a single voice. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Play it once pianissimo, fiddles; second time louder—bring in your horns. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z You make a mistake in beginning your piece pianissimo; the public will not listen. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z "Good woman!" said Stiefel, in the softest pianissimo of his pedal reed-stop of a masculine voice, and laid his snow-white hand on the soft, raven hair upon her forehead. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z From gentlest pianissimo the music rose to a wild, fierce note of despair. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z The tenors sing a short pianissimo chorus about these dark-eyed girls, whom they always court and follow. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z It had really musical modulations, rising from pianissimo to fortissimo on the wings of nicely graded crescendos, and returning whence it had come with a sort of rippling gurgle that was mighty fetching. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z He seemed able to do what he chose in prolonging and sustaining notes, with wonderful effects of crescendo and diminuendo-539- passing from the wildest and most piercing forte to the tenderest pianissimo. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He held this stork's-beak of a yard-measure between his teeth as described in order to magnify the inaudible pianissimo of his piano into a fortissimo at its upper end. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z The act ends pianissimo in a sombre manner. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Then follows an exquisite quintet, sung with tempo prestissimo and tones pianissimo. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z One might have inferred that it was Roquairol, merely because he afterward, as I shall relate, according to the April-like nature of his musical temperament, sprang up out of pianissimo into a too wild fortissimo. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Through the medium of this touch pianissimo effects are possible which no other mechanism can reach, for passages of the most extreme delicacy and softness still retain the quality of vitality and clearness of outline. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z If the race which gave the world the Bible knows it least——' He stopped suddenly, for Addie was playing pianissimo, and although she was his sister, he did not like to put her out. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z The doctor and lady-in-waiting are there, and presently Lady Macbeth enters, and, keeping closely to the original text, the act finishes again pianissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The two first measures are so pianissimo that we scarcely hear them, but the vague and far-away voices come slowly nearer. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z From the thick darkness hundreds of feet below I caught the first faint pianissimo notes from a million strings, all attuned by the unerring touch of Nature. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z "Speak of the—," began Henry, sinking his voice pianissimo, and concluding the sentence to himself. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z I am a man who likes tones pianissimo. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The orchestra plays the beautiful melody, and the chorus sustains long, pianissimo six-part harmonies. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Its mellifluous melody is written pianissimo, dolce, legato, amoroso, and the orchestra carries it one measure behind the voice, thus keeping the theme constantly in the air like a sweet incense. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z One of my ideals was to be able to sing pianissimo with the kind of resonance that makes it carry up to the farthest gallery. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists The masterful, the ghostly fingers which had been playing on the keyboard of his mind very slowly receded from a furious fortissimo to a pianissimo. The Brain It begins with a slow movement in massive chords, gathering animation as it proceeds, and closing pianissimo on the words, “There is none that searcheth or understandeth.” The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers The opening is slow and pianissimo, muted strings giving out an almost hymn-like subject, occasionally broken in upon by anticipation of the real principal theme. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The curtain descends very slowly, and the last notes of the violin are written doubly pianissimo. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z She looked upon it in the light of a necessary evil, she wanted the piano to be barely audible, always pianissimo. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. And as she let the chords go on sounding more and more softly till they died away in a pianissimo, great tears were falling upon the instrument. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It is followed by a pianissimo chorus of the guards whispering to each other to “secure the passes round the glen.” The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers These cease, and a sinister motive on the lowest bass notes is heard pianissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z This solo of Elsa's is one of the most difficult to sing because of its many sustained pianissimo tones. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Twilight was falling fast; the Professor disappeared among the hedges, and the tones died away in pianissimo. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Delicate pianissimo effects, somewhat resembling those of the Eolian lyre, are produced by playing the notes with the air-blast alone, without the aid of percussion. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast But Destiny was at fault, and the Angel would have had to play pianissimo. When Ghost Meets Ghost This runs into the C�sar march theme pianissimo, with harp effects, leading up to a brilliant coda on the C�sar motif, with a moving bass and full orchestral effects for the close. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z She came to the end, riding up and down in an ecstatic series of “Ahs!” and as the song floated away into piano and pianissimo Denver braved the light to see her. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp From this we are brought down through a series of decrescendo, modulatory chords, like drifting mists, to an almost complete cessation of musical life—nothing but a pianissimo tremolo on the strings. Music: An Art and a Language One hears her pianissimo more perfectly than anywhere else. Tante "Now," whispered Pobloff, stooping, "when the pianissimo begins I shall watch for the Abysm." Melomaniacs It begins with the Hamlet theme, allegro maestoso, very bold and rhythmic, which suddenly breaks off with a pianissimo suggestion of "How shall I my true love know?" Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z It started low, almost pianissimo, rose with a hideous crescendo to fortissimo, and then died away like the wail of a lost soul. The Hound From The North The exposition ends with some dreamy, pianissimo reminiscences of the closing theme in the mediant keys of F, D and B major, delicately scored for the wood-wind instruments and horns. Music: An Art and a Language And then that hymn of praise sank to pianissimo notes and was transformed by some sort of evil magic to something shockingly different. Children of the Desert Above all, the volume of sound becomes no more than a pianissimo melody; for the chorus of birds and insects dies away little by little with the increase of heat. Edge of the Jungle It begins pianissimo in A minor, and ends pianissimo in the same key. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The effect of the pianissimo moaning of the basses before the soprano set in was overwhelming: it was like the vulture which, resting with easy wing on the dark morning cloud, spies around for booty. The Goose Man At every eighth measure the March melody is interrupted by the muffled chant of the pilgrims, very effectively scored for brass instruments, pianissimo. Music: An Art and a Language Again it subsides into pianissimo, and again the crescendo. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations There was a high note at the end to be taken pianissimo with something else that signified "as though you meant it." Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University The work opens with a slave dance, allegro con fuoco, and is marked double pianissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z In fact by varying the degree of pressure of the feet on the pumping pedals the pianolist can vary the degree of sound from a whispered pianissimo to the strongest fortissimo. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players But it can produce a very beautiful pianissimo; and if a sense of relativity be kept, and soft effects begun quietly enough, it can be made to sound with remarkable brilliancy. Music: An Art and a Language To mark your own 'March Wind' pianissimo and then play it fortissimo. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations She was in splendid voice,—she had been practising pianissimo, and it went like a charm. A Venetian June There are the usual horn effects, fortissimo chorus effects, and pianissimo echoes, all the old tricks, but put together by a good old hand, Bishop. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Then there is another brief outburst, this time fortissimo, as if the marchers were quite near; and then a pianissimo, as if they had passed behind a hill and almost out of hearing. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players In material and treatment this corresponds exactly to the Exposition and has the same pianissimo ending. Music: An Art and a Language Presently, a flowing melody in the bass begins against a pianissimo, arpeggiated accompaniment in the right hand, with a very charming and thoroughly pianistic effect, and the praeludium is carried through on this motive. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations It must be done circumspectly, insidiously, a bit apologetically, pianissimo; there must be no flaunting of unusual ideas, no bold prancing of an unaccustomed personality. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind The twelve o'clock effect is curiously given by twelve sforzato semibreves on muted horns, beginning pianissimo, and swelling up until the twelfth note is given triple fortissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z It begins ravishingly with flutes and clarinets and four violins, pianissimo, followed by a blare of brass. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions The overture opens with a pianissimo prelude for organ in chorale form, followed by an orchestral fugue well worked up, but very quiet in character. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers The pianissimo of a cultivated singer is silence compared 48 to the tone emitted by vocalists of the main strength order, when required to produce soft tone. The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs The pianissimo of choruses and orchestras is seldom soft enough. Essentials in Conducting The coda is quite short and quiet, with a reference to the trio: the music gets slower and slower, and ends pianissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z When he played an andante movement pianissimo, they would appear to listen with pleasure; but when he played an allegro in quick tempo and forte, they immediately ran away. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Burney notes that in the close of this work degrees of diminution of sound, such as "piano," "più piano," and "pianissimo," are used for the first time. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Adult voices show the same tendency to increase the volume of tone when first applying words to a passage practiced pianissimo 62 with a vowel-sound. The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs Velasco began to trill softly on the G string, and then swept over the arch with an arpeggio pianissimo. The Black Cross It begins allegro con spirito and fortissimo, and keeps it up till the first episode, which is in the same time, but pianissimo and in the minor. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He would then resume his pianissimo improvisation, and the mouse would soon return to its former station near the centre of the room, only to vanish again as soon as the loud chords were struck. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Turning over flat on my stomach so that I might the more readily observe the man's movements, and breathing pianissimo lest he in turn should observe mine, I watched him as he climbed. R. Holmes & Co. This extremely rapid piece of changing chords pianissimo is like a reminiscence from fairy land, and the second subject contrasts with it to a degree which would have satisfied Schumann. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present For a moment there was silence; then the tones came like a breath, soft and pianissimo, clear as the trill of a bird in the forest wooing its mate. The Black Cross Soon this is worked up to a big forte rallentando effect, which leads into the last theme, pianissimo to begin with, getting quicker and quicker and more crescendo to the coda, which is presto fortissimo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The whole piece was intended to be played staccato and pianissimo. Story-Lives of Great Musicians I sang Millard's Amalia from the Roman Charioteer and finished with the exultant B flat which arose in the softest touch and increased to the fullest crescendo and diminished to the pianissimo. Sixty Years of California Song In the fortissimo passages his tone was immense, and his pianissimos were the most delicate whispers. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present But the trombones are useful in soft passages also, and their tone when playing pianissimo is rich, serene, and sonorous. Music Notation and Terminology It is pianissimo, scored for very high tremolo violins, celesta bells, and harp; and I should very much like to know exactly what it means in its present position in the play. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z A perfect swell, that is, the ability to go from pianissimo to full voice and return, on any tone in the compass, without a break, and without sacrificing the tone quality. The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing Without body even the finest pianissimo has no significance. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] There is a story of a well-known English conductor who objected to produce a piece by a noted German composer because it ended pianissimo. Chopin and Other Musical Essays Those nests and lines of guns that seemed to be simply sending shells into the blue from their hiding-places played fortissimo and pianissimo under his baton. My Second Year of the War On these immortal words, sung pianissimo, the curtain falls on this great art-work. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z When the mechanism is sufficiently free from resistance that a good pianissimo can be sung then the conditions are right to begin to build toward a forte. The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing “What is this, etc.,” in alternate pianissimo and forte phrases; and finally, changing to triple time, sings the third triumphant stanza, andante, through staccato and fortissimo. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes "Christian, doth thou see them, On the holy ground, How the troops of Midian Prowl and prowl around?" sang Anne in a dulcet pianissimo, obedient to the choir. The Helpmate Her pianissimo tones were so fined down that they had almost the effect of ventriloquism, so exquisitely were they attenuated; and yet they never lost their peculiarly musical quality. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Suddenly the strings seem to sound from the farthest distance, in continued pianissimo, and the melody, the Graal-motive, takes shape. The Great German Composers The coda gives a last reminiscence of the opening theme; but its almost defiant character has vanished away; for it is now played pianissimo. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development They come to a piano or pianissimo, and, no longer content with one pedal, they take the soft pedal while the loud pedal is still resounding. Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances I often played his accompaniments and he always demanded pianissimo. Musical Memories The same clearness was observable in her pianissimo. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens The prelude opens with long-drawn chords of the violins, in the highest octaves, in the most exquisite pianissimo. The Great German Composers And as the character of the music, especially towards the close, suggests piano and pianissimo, it would seem as though intended to express the gradual healing power of the music. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development As the Grail motive sounds for the first time pianissimo in the topmost register of the violins, a tiny white cloud, scarcely perceptible at first, but increasing every moment, forms in the zenith. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. I would advise playing it at first pianissimo; the wrist held rather low, the knuckles somewhat high, and the fingers straightened. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers Whereupon she began to rap on the door of the office, a scared pianissimo which naturally had little effect on the operator, who was at home and asleep some three blocks distant. Judith of the Plains Singing pianissimo in the beginning is another fallacy. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers Of another pianissimo phrase, still in A minor, much use is afterwards made. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development Here we have the tone-figure, as in the Lohengrin Prelude, given by the violins and flutes in the highest register, beginning in faintest pianissimo. Beethoven A true pianissimo is not the result of weakness but of strength. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers Finally, the contrabass tubas in B flat, and in C, for Wagner, have immense depth and potentiality of tone; all these instruments are capable of pianissimo. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Singing pianissimo is another fallacy for a young voice. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers The trio which marks this scene, sung pianissimo, is quaint and simple and yet very dramatic. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers His tone, too, is bad, and since he prefers a bridge that is quite plain, he can use A and D strings only in the lower positions, and even then pianissimo. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday A strong climax is worked up on the second page, which dies away on the third to a pianissimo of utter despair. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers The striving figure is heard twice, and then follows a small bridge to a repetition of the tender second subject, now heard pianissimo under a swaying, chord accompaniment. Edward MacDowell Only occasionally—as in the pianissimo passage for flutes, clarinets, and divided strings, following the first outburst of the full orchestra—does his own individuality emerge with any positiveness. Edward MacDowell After a short prelude, consisting of a beautiful pianissimo movement, mainly for the violins, and very Wagnerish in its general style, the first act opens in a hall of the King's palace at Memphis. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Behind the blue transparent darkness the music throbbed like a dawn; it swayed and sank, piano, pianissimo, and streamed out again into the night, dividing the darkness. The Divine Fire Unbelievable, and yet so horribly actual as this was,—was what had thus far happened only the legato and pianissimo passages of their adventure, with crescendo and fortissimo still ahead? No. 13 Washington Square The Pilgrims approached--crescendo; drew near--forte; passed--fortissimo; marched away--diminuendo; were almost lost in the distance--piano--pianissimo. The Second Violin We'll play our music pianissimo, Wally, with rare accompaniments to the tune of 'great public utility, benefit to the public health,' and all that—the same old game, only on a vastly larger scale. The Air Trust After a short recitative the storm dies away, and the choral phrases of rejoicing end in a pianissimo effect. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers And presently, in the midst of a brief pianissimo passage, James's sensitive ear caught the distant sound of chopping, which quite marred the soft tenderness at which he had been aiming. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) He stopped suddenly, for Addie was playing pianissimo, and although she was his sister, he did not like to put her out. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People When the habitant sang, moreover, it was in no pianissimo tones; he was lusty and cheerful about giving vent to his buoyant spirits. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 It is the forte, piano and pianissimo in music. Delsarte System of Oratory It was during the ecstatic pianissimo just before the final section that their hands clasped. Mary Wollaston Yes, I think it IS very sweet—and very solemn and impressive, if you get the andantino and the pianissimo right. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories And there was a snake song, a soft, wavy, piano, pianissimo effect, all malignant stealth and horror, and running through it were the guileless and insistently hungry twitterings of baby birds in the nest. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories Be that as it may, the four performers were pounding along at a breathless pace; and if their pianissimo passages failed in delicacy, there was no mistake about their fortissimo. The Golden Calf The more complete sourdine, which muted all the strings by contact of a long strip of leather, acted as the staccato, pizzicato, or pianissimo. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 He repeated his chord pianissimo and held it down, reached up and echoed it in the upper half of the keyboard; then struck, hard, two octaves in the bass. Mary Wollaston The band is playing a passage in the middle of Mendelssohn's Dead March pianissimo. The Road to Damascus There was another pianissimo interlude, at the end of which the clerk was given to understand that he should order the 'bus for that train. The Short Line War How can we imagine at this time Julius Caesar and Hannibal Hamlin and Lucretia Borgia at some time or other stubbed their bare toes against a root and filled the horizon with pianissimo wails. Remarks There was a pause and then the professor struck up, doloroso pianissimo, the tune of "Home, Sweet Home." A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Was there ever in a musical composition a more startling change from fortissimo to pianissimo? The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century The words are accompanied by pianissimo chords of trombones with tuba. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama There is a soft, gentle strain of music played pianissimo by the orchestra, and, surrounded by a chorus of mothers and maidens, the Virgin Mother enters with the Divine Child in her arms. Castilian Days The last verse I sang pianissimo and very slowly. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Pizzicato pianissimo, says the direction on the score. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago By using the brass instruments pianissimo, for color instead of for loudness, he opened a path in which later masters, including Wagner, eagerly followed him. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents The opera singer finds to sing piano, pianissimo more wearisome than to make herself heard above a Wagner orchestra. In the Riding-School; Chats with Esmeralda Miss Dalrymple had seated herself at the piano; her fingers—light as spirit touches—now swept the keys; a Debussey fantasy, almost as pianissimo as one could play it, vibrated around them. A Man and His Money Quite suddenly the polished sticks ceased playing loudly and dropped their tone to pianissimo, so that if Juanita were to speak she could be heard. The Velvet Glove She looked playful reproach at Stephen, who was sauntering up and down, and was just singing in pianissimo falsetto,– The Mill on the Floss I began it forte and ended it pianissimo—contrary to all the rules of dramatic art. Letters of Anton Chekhov The effectiveness of intensity may be greatly increased through contrast—the pianissimo after the fortissimo; the pathos of the fifth act of Hamlet set off by the comedy of the first scene. The Principles of Aesthetics He was interrupted by the string of horrific oaths that issued, pianissimo, through the twisted lips of the prisoner. Yollop When the whole had been repeated, there was a sudden jump to a different theme in extreme pianissimo, accompanied by the swelling vibrations of the first violins, which was intended to represent a Fata Morgana. My Life — Volume 1 The theme, which occurs three times, should first be piano, then pianissimo, and lastly forte. Chopin : the Man and His Music It was played pianissimo, and stole through the room like the fluttering breath of a soft sea wind. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Kees to have a rehearsal of both these symphonies, as they are very delicate, particularly the last movement in D, which I recommend to be given as pianissimo as possible, and the tempo very quick. Haydn He was in the habit of marking a diminuendo by crouching down lower and lower, and at a pianissimo he almost crept under the stand. Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words Opening with a pianissimo, we soon reach a con molto expressione, a crescendo, a molto furore quickly following. Women in the Life of Balzac I remember de Pachmann—a close interpreter of certain sides of Chopin—playing this coda piano, pianissimo and prestissimo. Chopin : the Man and His Music Clara threw back her head, a faint smile flickered over her face, her hands fell gently and the music came again, pianissimo, swinging in an even rhythm. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 Once, during a brief unexpected pianissimo in the music, her voice came to me sharply: "If I could only see him in time!" she was saying. The Man in Lower Ten Moses opens the attack in G minor, ending in a cadenza in B flat which allows the chorus to come in, pianissimo at first, in B flat, returning by modulations to G minor. Massimilla Doni In their command of the pianissimo and the gradual crescendo, and in the precision of their attack, the Portland singers can easily teach the Handel and Haydn a quarter's lessons. The Unseen World and Other Essays Kullak notes that in some editions it closes pianissimo, which seems a little out of drawing. Chopin : the Man and His Music Far off, my dear, far off the sweet Grave pianissimo of your feet! New Poems The music instantly sank to pianissimo, and remained so for as long as he was on his legs. A Voyage to Arcturus In reply to questions he slily answered that he needed a forte as he had heard nothing but pianissimo the entire evening! Chopin : the Man and His Music He played the octaves in the A flat Polonaise with infinite ease but pianissimo. Chopin : the Man and His Music "An ideal pianissimo, an accentless quality, and completely without passion or rubato." Chopin : the Man and His Music This is precisely what Rubinstein did, and his pianissimo was a whisper. Chopin : the Man and His Music Yet Halle heard Chopin at his last Paris concert, February, 1848, play the two forte passages in the Barcarolle "pianissimo and with all sorts of dynamic finesse." Chopin : the Man and His Music His pianissimo was an enchanting whisper, his forte seemed powerful by contrast so numberless were the gradations, so widely varied his dynamics. Chopin : the Man and His Music |
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