[name_f]My[/name_f] grandfather is names [name_m]Richard[/name_m] nn [name_m]Dick[/name_m] and I would love to honor him in the future, but I cannot bring myself to like any variation of [name_m]Richard[/name_m]. I associate him with singing and playing the piano, and I would love to find a way to honor his love of music and piano instead. Any ideas?
So far i have
[name_m]Forte[/name_m]
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]
[name_f]Cadenza[/name_f]
But I don’t love love any of these
What about [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]? Like the term allegro 
perhaps …
Rhapsody – musical term
[name_f]Etude[/name_f] – musical composition
[name_f]Arabesque[/name_f] – classic piano piece
[name_f]Allegro[/name_f] – musical term
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] – a musical mode
[name_f]Lydian[/name_f] – a musical mode
Melisma – musical term
[name_f]Caprice[/name_f] – musical piece
This is a lovely idea! How about…
Melody
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]/Octavius - like octave
[name_u]Cadence[/name_u]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]/Celesta - the instrument
[name_u]Jazz[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonatina[/name_f]
[name_u]Alto[/name_u]
[name_m]Cello[/name_m]/Viola/Piper/Fifer/Harper/Banjo - inspired by other instruments
[name_m]Zimri[/name_m] - ‘my music’
[name_m]Mozart[/name_m] - and other composers too maybe
Hope this helps!
Most/all of these are piano related terms and might work as first or middle names. Tried not to do any repeats:
Coda
[name_f]Stanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Minuet[/name_f]
Concertina
Clef
[name_u]Trill[/name_u]
Fermata
Andante
Marcato
[name_f]Sonata[/name_f]
Sonatina
Canon
Elise
And some piano composer related names:
Wolfgang
Amadeus
Vivaldi
Johann
Sebastian
Haydn
Mahler
Ravel
Verdi
Bela
Sati
Brittan
Ives
What about…
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
Chord (Could honour his love of music and his name)
[name_f]Symphony[/name_f]
[name_f]Pia[/name_f]
[name_u]Mickey[/name_u] (For music)
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
Pia
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonata[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_u]Bell[/name_u]
Clef
[name_u]Alto[/name_u]
[name_f]Allegro[/name_f]
Bene
[name_u]Brio[/name_u]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_u]Banjo[/name_u]
[name_m]Cello[/name_m]
[name_u]Piano[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_u]Jazz[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhapsody[/name_f]
Arabesque
With meanings…
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - [name_f]Air[/name_f]; song or melody
[name_m]Aubade[/name_m] - [name_f]Morning[/name_f] love song
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] - Beautiful voice
[name_u]Cadence[/name_u] - [name_u]Rhythm[/name_u], beat
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f] - Song for unaccompanied voices
You could always use the names of song birds like [name_u]Robin[/name_u]!
maybe you could use names from some of his favourites pieces of music? like names of composers or even the names of pieces
[name_f]Arabesque[/name_f] is beautiful!! [name_f]Allegro[/name_f] is also great, and I had no idea [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] was a musical term
I love this meaning a lot, thanks for sharing. [name_u]Alto[/name_u] is also great, and I love [name_u]Cadence[/name_u] but it’s a cousins name
I really like these, and I also like Coda and [name_f]Stanza[/name_f]. I love all the compers names too
This is fantastic, I really love it!
Music terms like [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Symphony[/name_f] and [name_f]Melody[/name_f] come to mind. [name_u]Or[/name_u] variations of musicians like [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]/Amadea etc.