four hands
Two pianists together
Four hands describes piano music arranged for two players at one keyboard, each contributing two hands: a four-hand arrangement of the symphony.
The term extends to any collaborative effort requiring two people working in close coordination.
In massage, four hands means two therapists working simultaneously on one client.
- duetPiece for two
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- piano duetComposition for paired keyboardists
- side by sideAdjacent and parallel
- piano benchSeat for keyboardists
keys · chamber music · sheet music · music stand · Schubert · touch · bench · pianism · primo · fingers · cooperation · unity · polyphony · secondo · collaboration · harmony · ensemble · partnership
number of performers
four handssolo
Performance by one
solo piano · solo performance · unaccompanied · piano trio · chamber ensemble