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Pianissimo is a term in music dynamics meaning "to be played very softly."
Pianissimo may also refer to:
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Kwon Bo-ah, known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. BoA has been recognized as one of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers throughout her career, and is therefore commonly credited as the "Queen of K-pop."
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein, is one of the three most notable sonatas of his middle period. Completed in summer 1804 and surpassing Beethoven's previous piano sonatas in its scope, the Waldstein is a key early work of Beethoven's "Heroic" decade (1803–1812) and set a standard for piano composition in the grand manner.
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9% of all music sales in the US in 2012. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made US$1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format.
Virgin Black is an Australian gothic doom band. Signed to The End Records and Germany's Massacre Records, the band has released 4 albums and 1 EP. Formed in 1995 in Adelaide, they have achieved international acclaim during their career, receiving praise from such magazines as Orkus, Metal Hammer, Legacy and The Village Voice.
Dear Ephesus was an American Christian Alternative Rock music group from Orlando, Florida. They were voted third-favorite new group of 1997 by HM Magazine readers, and went on to release two albums. The band broke up at the end of the 1990s.
Suzanne Ciani is an American musician, sound designer, composer, and record label executive who found early success in the 1970s with her innovative electronic music and sound effects for films and television commercials. Her career has included works with quadraphonic sound. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album five times. Her success with electronic music has her dubbed "Diva of the Diode" and "America's first female synth hero".
Pop is an onomatopoeic word for a small explosion or similar sound. It may also refer to:
Montagues and Capulets, also known as Dance of the Knights, is a work of classical music written by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. The piece is the first one in the Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter, which consists of two parts from his 1935 ballet Romeo and Juliet. He wrote versions for both orchestra and piano.
Hitonari Tsuji is a Tokyo-born Japanese writer, composer, and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the name Jinsei Tsuji, an alternative reading of the Japanese writing of his name. He debuted as a writer in 1989. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as overseas, with his work being translated into 20 languages and selling over ten million copies.
Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece group, Jessica departed from the group in September 2014. One of the prominent figures of the Korean Wave, the group has earned numerous accolades and the honorific nickname "The Nation's Girl Group" in their home country.
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez is a Cuban drummer and percussionist.
Dan Laurin is a Swedish recorder player.
Steven Hunt is an American jazz pianist and composer. He has released two studio albums, recorded extensively, and toured the world.
Kim Kyu-jong is a South Korean entertainer, actor, and a member of boyband SS501.
The Donde Stars are an indie rock band based in Cardiff, Wales. They consist of Luke Williams (vocals/guitar), Mathew Acreman, Tyler Rhys and Steven Rodd (drums). Since their formation in 2003 in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, the band have cemented a loyal local following and are renowned for their powerful and energetic live shows.
Pianissimo is a Japanese brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.
Night-Light is the 39th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in 2012.
Susan Merdinger is an American classical pianist, music director, and educator. Merdinger won a Gold medal at the Global Music Awards in 2014.