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Tertiary term

piano, grand

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/10719 (opens semantic view)

Definition

An instrument consisting of a wooden sound board enclosed in a horizontal, wing-shaped wooden cabinet with an hinged lid, set on three or more feet with casters; equipped with a horizontally positioned metal frame strung with a series of wire strings, a full-range keyboard, a felt hammer and damper mechanism and a set of foot pedals. Used produce sounds and chords by striking the strings with the hammers, thereby causing them to vibrate.

Definition source(s)

• Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.

English

Term (International)

grand piano

Inverted term (International)

piano, grand

Alternative term(s)

horizontal piano

French

Term (International)

piano à queue

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

grand piano; piano de concert; piano horizontal

Spanish

Term

pianos de cola

External term source

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2021-05-13

Parks Canada code(s)

• 06-00037

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URL

https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/10719 (reopens this page)

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