pianississimo

to be performed softly piano. A musical direction meaning “to be performed softly”; the opposite of forte. As the name of a musical instrument, it is short for pianoforte.

pianissimo /ˌˈpiəˌnɪsəˈmoʊ/ When a musician performs something pianissimo, she plays very softly. If you're playing a pianissimo piece on the piano, your fingers will be gentle on the keys.

very loud : very loud. used especially as a direction in music.

P in music stands for piano (not the instrument, but the dynamic), which means soft. Pianissimo is pp, which means very soft, and ppp means very very soft (pianississimo).

Etymology 1 Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord.

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!”

Pianissimo (pp)- this means to play at the softest volume possible, very quiet. Piano (p) – this is a step up from pianissimo, playing just a tad louder, but still soft. Mezzo Piano (mp) – this is a little bit louder than piano, Mezzo Forte (mf) – this is translated as “medium-loud” so louder than Piano in volume.

Piano comes from the original Italian name for the instrument: piano e forte, "soft and loud." Piano is also the musical notation that tells the player that something should be played quietly.

Fortissimo is one of the dynamic, or volume, levels in Western music. The Italian word fortissimo means ''very loud'' and tells the player to play very loudly. To tell performers how loud or soft to play, a series of symbols called dynamic markings are used.

The volume of a sound or piece of music. VERY LOUD: Fortissimo (ff) LOUD: Forte (f) QUITE LOUD: Mezzo Forte (mf) QUITE SOFT: Mezzo Piano (mp) SOFT: Piano (p) VERY SOFT: Pianissimo (pp) GETTING LOUDER: Crescendo (cresc.) GETTING SOFTER: Diminuendo (dim.)

ppp Basics

Purchasing power parity (PPP) is an economic theory of exchange rate determination. It states that the price levels between two countries should be equal. This means that goods in each country will cost the same once the currencies have been exchanged.