Piano
How to play:A piano is played by pressing the keys with both hands.
Nowadays, the standard piano has 88 keys, the 3 foot pedals too has specific functions.
Family:Keyboard
First Known Pianos:During 1709 in Florence, Bartolomeo C. created the gravecembalo col piano e forte, and by 1726 the changes of Bartolomeo C. became the basis of the modern piano.
The piano became very popular in the mid-18th century and was used in concerti, chamber music, salon music & in song accompaniments.
Types of Pianos:There are 2 types of pianos anc each vary in size and form:
- Horizontal/Grand Pianos: Parlor, Living Room, Concert & Baby to name a few.
- Vertical/Upright Pianos: Professional Upright, Console, Full Size and Spinet.
Famous Pianists:
- Witold Lutoslawski
- Leopold Godowsky
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Richard Wagner
- Sergey Rachmaninoff
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Franz Schubert
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Anton Webern
- Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Aaron Copland
- Clara Wieck Schumann
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Franz Lizt
- Claude DeBussy
- Scott Joplin
- Anton Rubenstein
- Béla Bartók
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