THE PIANO BOOK: pianos, composers, pianists, recording artists, repertoire, performing practice, analysis, expression and interpretation by Hanan Tabouhot
Requirements: .PDF reader, 5.58 Mb
Overview: This bible of the piano is indispensable to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional players alike.
The ‘piano’ is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. The person playing a piano is called a ‘pianist’.
‘Piano’ is a shortened form of ‘pianoforte’ which is seldom used except in formal language. ‘Pianoforte’ is derived from the original Italian name ‘clavicembalo col piano e forte’ or ‘harpsichord with soft and loud’. This refers to the instrument’s responsiveness to keyboard touch, which allows the pianist to produce notes at different dynamic levels by controlling the speed at which the hammers hit the strings
The piano makes its sound by having tuned strings which are struck by felt hammers. When a key is depressed it activates a mechanism which throws the hammer at the appropriate string and lifts the damper off to allow the string to vibrate freely. The hammer strikes the string, bounces off and is caught by a checking device. A string vibrates at a set pitch or frequency, which is different for each note.
The strings are stretched tightly across bridges which are mounted on the soundboard to which the vibration is transferred. The sound is amplified by means of the soundboard which is a large flat piece of wood which effectively acts as a large loudspeaker.
Genre: Non-Fiction > General
Download Instructions:
https://ouo.io/04tlKk
https://ouo.io/ObHDqU
Trouble downloading? Read This.
