…a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released and can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals…
…a large, full-toned piano which has the body, strings, and soundboard arranged horizontally and in line with the keys and is supported by three legs…
…a bench for sitting at a piano, often with an adjustable height mechanism and/or a storage area for music…
…a narrow hinge with a pin of the same length as the movable part…
…a roll of perforated paper which controls the movement of the keys in a pianola or similar instrument, so producing a particular melody…
…a trio for piano and two stringed instruments, usually violin and cello…
…any of various musical instruments, mainly of African origin, made from strips of metal fastened to a resonator and played by plucking with the fingers and thumbs…
…the first floor of a large Palladian or Georgian house, containing the principal rooms…
…a piano fitted with a pneumatic apparatus enabling it to be played automatically by means of a rotating perforated roll signalling the notes to be played…
…an accordion with the melody played on a small vertical keyboard like that of a piano…
…a piano with objects placed on or between the strings, or some strings retuned, to produce an unusual tonal effect…
…a modern art gallery, exhibition centre, and concert hall in Paris, designed by Sir Richard Rogers and the Italian architect Renzo Piano (b.1937) and opened in 1977…
… Baron Rogers of Riverside (b.1933), British architect, born in Italy; full name Richard George Rogers. A leading exponent of high-tech architecture, his major works include the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971-7), designed with the Italian architect Renzo Piano (b.1937), and the Lloyd’s Building in London (1986)…
