ピアノフォルテ

noun

pianoforte

Historical term for the early piano, emphasizing its ability to play both soft and loud, as opposed to the harpsichord. In modern Japanese, ピアノ is the usual word for piano.

from Italian

• この博はく物ぶつ館かんには18世せい紀きのピアノフォルテが展てん示じされている。

  An 18th-century pianoforte is on display at this museum.