pianissississimo

very softly : very softly. used as a direction in music.

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.

Like many musical terms, dynamic markings traditionally appear on sheet music as abbreviated Italian terms. From softest to loudest, they are: ppp: abbreviation of pianississimo meaning "very, very soft" pp: abbreviation of pianissimo meaning "very soft" p: abbreviation of piano meaning "soft"

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.

The Italian suffix -issimo means “very” or “extremely.” Musicians say pianissimo to mean “very soft,” and fortissimo to mean “very loud.” This suffix can be stacked; for example, one can say pianississimo to mean “very, very softly,” or fortississimo to mean “very, very loudly.” Some composers add even more “-issimo”s, ...

2. Dynamics

As such, pianos are the foundation of musical instruments in general and make an excellent starting point for any budding musician. The piano teaches both treble and bass clef while most instruments teach only one or the other. This provides the pianist with a deeper understanding of music.

These can take the form of a section in which the piano is heard more prominently than other instruments, or in which the piano may be played entirely unaccompanied. The term piano solo is also often used to mean a musical composition written solely for piano.

for-TEE-see-see-see-moe. A directive to perform the indicated passage as loudly as possible symbolized by "ffff".

Fortissimo Dynamic marking and meaning

piano On sheet music, pianissimo is often marked pp, to distinguish it from piano, which is simply "soft," rather than "very soft," and is usually marked with one p. There is, in fact, an even quieter designation called pianississimo, that's "very very soft."

Diminuendo (Italian: Literally 'diminishing'). A dynamic instruction meaning to gradually play quieter.