Pianissimo

Very soft — the dynamic marking pp.

The Savvy Take

True pianissimo lives right at the edge of the key's escapement — the point where the hammer is about to be thrown at the string. Find that sink point and hover there. If notes drop out, you're under it; if it's merely “quiet-ish,” you're above it.

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