pianism

noun

pi·​a·​nism ˈpē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: the art or technique of piano playing

2

: the composition or adaptation of music for the piano

Examples of pianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And this manifested itself in Michael’s very busy mind into an exploration of their mutual love of Gershwin and his contemporaries and combining the incredible encyclopedic knowledge of the American Songbook that Michael has with the absurdly skilled pianism of Jean. —cleveland, 20 July 2023

The weight of shoring up the point of the play thus falls heavily on Levant’s pianism — and Hayes’s. —Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023

However, the pianist—who played on 273 recording sessions, according to Tom Lord’s authoritative jazz discography—was an elemental presence as a bandleader and in-demand sideman who synthesized several strands of jazz pianism into a distinctive, soulful whole. —Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, 20 July 2021

On recordings, Gershwin’s own pianism was pretty brisk and businesslike, but this concerto has long since belonged to a concert world of more generous expressive freedom. —Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1