Pianoforte used in a sentence

Pianoforte in a sentence as a noun

He would have had to actually want the organ as the instrument in the piece for how it is, not just for offering a greater range than an early pianoforte. So it could well be that he would have preferred to use the organ's range earlier but just not wanted that instrument in his music.

Once I learned that distinction, saying “aerial” instead of the more precise “antenna” seems very quaint, like saying “wireless” for radio or “pianoforte” for piano. It’s not exactly the same as cobbles being used in cobblestone finishes, but they are interesting examples of nouns and adjectives merging into each other.