upright piano

collocation in English

meaningsofuprightandpiano

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upright
adjective
uk
/ˈʌp.raɪt/us
/ˈʌp.raɪt/
straight up ...
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piano
noun[C or U]
uk
/piˈæn.əʊ/us
/piˈæn.oʊ/
a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys that are pressed to ...
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(Definition ofuprightandpianofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their firstuprightpianowas made in 1827, and they led the production of high-quality uprights after designing an improved model in 1830.
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As a youngster, she taught herself to play her grandmother's olduprightpianoby ear.
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Like on anuprightpiano, an economical use is made of the space within the instrument by crossing different groups of strings.
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A more accurate term for the left pedal on anuprightpianois the half-blow pedal.
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The chaos is compounded when a mouse enters theuprightpiano, agitating the cats.
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In anuprightpiano, the sound board is a large vertical plate at the back of the instrument.
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He played the fiddle whilst his wife played theuprightpiano.
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When she was in kindergarten, her parents traded in the family phonograph as the down payment on anuprightpiano.
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The wheels attached to theuprightpianoitself are rarely used for moving, and are primarily used as cosmetic effects.
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They used to sneak him in the back door and hide him behind anuprightpianowhere no one could see how young he was.
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Anuprightpianopainted white, matching the upstage wall, is against the wall.
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Within a few hours he was forming chords and played a song with such skill his aunt gave him heruprightpiano.
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They were small by today's standards and were about the size of anuprightpiano.
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One morning in 1974 we noticed that anuprightpianohad been left from a performance the previous evening.
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The first floor dressing room had a small front bar with a mirrored back bar, anuprightpiano, and a sofa lounge area.
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It is also equipped with anuprightpiano, and a fully equipped sound and lighting control room.
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His father had worked in vaudeville, and when he saw his son's talent, he bought an olduprightpianofor $25 and encouraged him.
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The purpose of making a harpsichord vertical is the same as in the lateruprightpiano, namely to save floor space.
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Folk songs were sung, guitars and anuprightpianobacked decidedly non-professional voices who made up in enthusiasm for what they lacked in technique.
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After learning to play on anuprightpianothat one of his brothers purchased, he knew that music was what he wanted to do.
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