Klavier

piano Translation of Klavier – German-English dictionary pianoforte [noun] (formal) a piano.

at a soft volume : at a soft volume : soft. used as a direction in music.

moderately quiet More subtle degrees of loudness or softness are indicated by: mp, standing for mezzo-piano, meaning "moderately quiet". mf, standing for mezzo-forte, meaning "moderately loud". più p, standing for più piano and meaning "quieter".

clavier, German Klavier, any stringed keyboard musical instrument in Germany from the late 17th century. The harpsichord, the clavichord, and, later, the piano bore the name. The Anglicized form of the name is often used in English discussions of such instruments in German music. It is also used in place of “keyboard.”

Klavier is the German word for piano, but it's not getting used as a name in Germany.

soft piano, or p, means “soft” mezzo piano, mp, means “medium-soft” mezzo forte, mf, means “medium-loud” forte, f, means “loud” fortissimo, ff, means “very loud!”

60 to 70 db Clarinet: 92 to 103 db. Piano (normal practice): 60 to 70 db. Piano (fortissimo): 84 to 103 db. Oboe: 90 to 94 db.

We use italian terms to describe different volumes such as: Fortissimo – very loud. Forte – loud. Mezzo forte – medium loud. Mezzo piano – medium quiet.

German “Klavier” comes from Latin clavis = key which refers to the keys that produce sound when pressed down; literally key-er (“key” plus the morpheme for tan actant); it's not such a long way from here to the keyboard… So “Klavier” is basically the German word for “keyboard”.

piano clavier, German Klavier, any stringed keyboard musical instrument in Germany from the late 17th century. The harpsichord, the clavichord, and, later, the piano bore the name. The Anglicized form of the name is often used in English discussions of such instruments in German music. It is also used in place of “keyboard.”

The Germans called Klavier any stringed keyboard instrument since the 18th century. They had no great reason to adopt the same name that English speakers used.