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I have a piano in my kitchen. I read a great biography about Tom Waits that said that he had a piano in his kitchen; he had a grand piano in his kitchen. And I thought, 'Well, if Tom Waits has one, then I must.'
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Meaning of "grand piano" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAND PIANO

grand piano play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAND PIANO

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Grand piano is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRAND PIANO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grand piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played using a keyboard. It is widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment and for composing and rehearsal. Although the piano is not portable and often expensive, its versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments. A piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, and a row of black and white keys. The strings are sounded when the keys are pressed down, and are silenced when the keys are released. The note can be sustained, even when the keys are released, by the use of pedals at the bottom of the piano. Pressing a key on the piano's keyboard causes a padded hammer to strike steel strings. The hammers rebound, and the strings continue to vibrate at their resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a soundboard that more efficiently couples the acoustic energy to the air. The sound would otherwise be no louder than that directly produced by the strings. When the key is released, a damper stops the string's vibration and the sound.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAND PIANO

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAND PIANO

boliviano
Ciano
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electric piano
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Synonyms and antonyms of grand piano in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grand piano» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAND PIANO

Find out the translation of grand piano to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grand piano from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grand piano» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大钢琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piano de cola
570 millions of speakers

English

grand piano
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रैंड पियानो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيانو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рояль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piano de cauda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিয়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand piano
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piano besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flügel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グランドピアノ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그랜드 피아노
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grand piano
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dương cầm loại lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய பியானோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठा पियानो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuyruklu piyano
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianoforte a coda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fortepian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рояль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grand piano
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vleuelklavier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

flygel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flygel
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grand piano

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4 QUOTES WITH «GRAND PIANO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grand piano.
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Christopher Cross
If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.
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Jamie Cullum
I have a piano in my kitchen. I read a great biography about Tom Waits that said that he had a piano in his kitchen; he had a grand piano in his kitchen. And I thought, 'Well, if Tom Waits has one, then I must.'
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David Hyde Pierce
Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always been and always will be a very important part of my life.
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John Tesh
I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAND PIANO»

Discover the use of grand piano in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grand piano and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Grand Piano: An Experiment in Collective Autobiography, ...
THE GRAND PIANO is an ongoing experiment in collective autobiography by ten writers identified with Language poetry in San Francisco.
‎2009
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The Piano
70- 100 years); glues finish: Ebonized, high gloss The concert grand accounts tor only 18 per cent of the grand piano market, no doubt due to its high price (c. £ 70,000/$100,000). On the other hand, the so-called baby' grand, tucked away at ...
Jeremy Siepmann, 1998
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Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand
John Broadwood, a Scot who married the boss's daughter and took over his father-in-law's London firm, invented the world's first grand piano. It was really nothing more than a pianoforte built to fit in a long harpsichord case. It stood out ...
James Barron, 2007
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The Physics of Musical Instruments
Piano. Action. A typical grand piano action is shown in Fig. 12.5. When a key is pressed down, the capstan sets the whippen into rotation, causing the jack to push against the hammer knuckle or roller, starting the hammer on its journey toward ...
Neville Horner Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing, 1998
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The Cambridge Companion to the Piano
[14] 1.5 Grand piano by Americus Backers, London, 1772 (Russell Collection, Edinburgh). [18] 2.1 Grand piano, c.1795, Stein school, South Germany (Cobbe Foundation). [23] 2.2a 'Viennese' grand piano action by Rosenberger, Vienna, c.
David Rowland, 1998
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Company of Pianos
EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN • grand piano circa 1840 by Collard & Collard • grand piano circa 1835 by Collard & Collard The Stodarts John Broadwood's divided soundboard bridge Robert Stodart's early and wealthy retirement in Scotland ...
Richard Burnett, 2004
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Pianos and Their Makers: A Comprehensive History of the ...
Besides the more convenient form of the upright the lower cost, as compared to the cost of a grand piano, is a strong factor in its popularity. However, the demand for the " perfect " pianoforte is increasing so rapidly and strongly that the ...
Alfred Dolge, 1911
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The Piano Owner's Home Companion: A Reference Guide
JL he grand piano action is that part of tire piano that transfers the striking force from the key to the string. The action is the heart of every piano. Action regulation determines piano touch and tone. An analogy can explain piano regulation.
Steven R. Snyder, 2006
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Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos: A Technological ...
31 Grand piano, Erard Freres, Paris, 1803 73 3.2 Grand piano, Nannette Streicher, Vienna, 1814 79 3.3 Viennese action with regulating screw 80 3.4 Grand piano, John Broadwood & Sons, London, 181 1 83 3.5 Interior bracing of a  ...
Edwin Marshall Good, 1982
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Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Engineering
TALLINN GRAND PIANO FACTORY The Second World War stopped piano manufacturing in Estonia. The factories were destroyed. Only Ernst Hiis continued his grand piano production. His attempts to resume grand piano manufacturing in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAND PIANO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grand piano is used in the context of the following news items.
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NASA's New Horizons closing in on Pluto flyby
The spacecraft the size of a baby grand piano, launched nine-and-a-half years ago by an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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Sculptor chosen to create MLK statue dies in motorcycle wreck
His Ray Charles statue, which shows the singer at a grand piano, was unveiled in 2007. — Staff writer Mike Morris contributed to this article. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
3
The Hills, and 4 other shows that played with their own realities
Lorre turns around, says Charlie Sheen's infamous catchphrase, “Winning,” into the camera… and then gets crushed by a falling grand piano. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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Mountain Home Music: Jeff Little Trio to Perform Saturday at Harvest …
A special treat for those who attend this concert, is the chance to hear Jeff 'tickle the ivories' on the Harvest House's baby grand piano!”. «High Country Press, Jul 15»
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Initial Thoughts About the Brian Wilson Show Last Night at Benaroya …
Wilson sat in the center of stage at a big white grand piano. He wore a short-sleeved plaid shirt and long black pants. He had black shoes and I ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
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Volunteers bring new sounds to Belleville church
However, should you be there after a concert, the jukebox and grand piano in another room just might be played. The committee's all-volunteer ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
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NASA: Prepare to be amazed by flyby
The size of a baby grand piano, the spacecraft will come closest to Pluto on Tuesday at 7:49 a.m. That's when New Horizons is predicted to ... «Butler Eagle, Jul 15»
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A Rendezvous with Pluto: The Technology that is Powering a Probe …
The New Horizons spacecraft is approximately the size of a baby grand piano, the RTG is around the size of a piano bench—just 17 inches in ... «Space Ref, Jul 15»
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Warsaw reborn as 21st-century city
Joining a group gathered around a shiny grand piano, listening to young artists performing Chopin's etudes, felt “very Warsaw.” ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
10
Shirley Temple Memorabilia Going To Auction
“It's much harder to say goodbye to something like the baby grand piano, which was given to my mom by the Steinways. That's been around the ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»

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