How to pronounce pianissimo
American English pronunciation
pee-uh-NIS-ih-moh
- IPA
- /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪmoʊ/
- Syllables
- pee · uh · NIS · ih · moh (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What pianissimo means
Very, very quietly, as a direction in music
In a sentence: The choir sang the lullaby pianissimo, so softly we could barely hear it.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Italian, the language that gave us many music words.
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