pianismn.
/ˈpɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpiəˌnɪz(ə)m/ (a) The action or art of composing or arranging for the piano; the style of a particular composer in doing this. (b) The art or technique of playing the piano, esp. with regard to its technical aspects; execution on the piano, piano-playing.
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1844 H. F. Chorley Music & Manners France & Germany III. 36 M. Liszt illustrates in himself the criticism, the pianism, the romanticism of the new schools.
1883 American 7 158 The reverent student of Beethoven, who would never for a moment subordinate the musical idea to mere ‘pianism’.
1892 G. B. Shaw Music in London 1890–94 (1931) II. 37 Her fault now is that her pianism has outstripped her musicianship.
1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 41 The diatonic and chromatic figurations that occur..in ordinary piano compositions..have no counterpart in dance pianism.
1960 Times 4 June 9/3 It is even more gratifying to hear the superbly groomed haute école pianism on the disc.
1971 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 10/2 Mr Lill's pianism was admirable, but its very virtues underlined the absence of a lively interpreting personality.
2004 Opera Now Mar. 127/1 Although I've played for voice lessons and the like ever since high school, this year has been the year of improving my operatic pianism, my baton technique, and stage writing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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