A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Pieno

by J. A. Fuller-Maitland

PIENO, 'full.' Examples of the use of this direction may be found in Handel's organ concerto, where 'Organo pieno' denotes that the organ part is to be played with full harmonies, as well as what is now called 'full,' i.e. with the full force of the stops.

[ J. A. F. M. ]