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HORIZONTAL PIANO [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
  • Keyboard Instruments
DEF

A wing-shaped piano in which the frame and strings are horizontal.

CONT

A grand piano has strings that run horizontally. ... it is ... the largest and most expensive piano.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
DEF

Instrument de musique à clavier, dont les cordes sont frappées par des marteaux [...] à table d'harmonie horizontale.

CONT

Le piano à queue, dénommé «grand piano» dans les pays de langue anglaise, demeure l'instrument par excellence des artistes et des virtuoses.

Spanish

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