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Xtend          Relatives  Virginal  Harpsichord  Organ |
piano  ,
the piano can be played in varying volumes according to the power of striking
the keys. Sound production is achieved by striking the keys that operate
small hammers beating against the piano's chords. The stronger you push
the key - the stronger the strike and thus also the sound . Among
prominent piano composers was Mozart,
who was a wondrous pianist from an early age, Beethoven,
who was the first to use its dynamic and expressive potential, Liszt,
who was a virtuoso
player and introduced many innovative techniques into performance
repertory, and Chopin
- the poet of the Romantic
piano .
of great composers are well known (headed by the No.
5 Concerto for piano and orchestra, "The Emperor",
by Beethoven). Beethoven's piano
sonatas
are some of the most important pieces in this instrument's repertory. The
miniatures for piano by Chopin
- waltzes,
etudes,
nocturnes
and polonaises
- are also of the instrument's highlights. Today,
most works classical music originally written for the harpsichord
are also played on piano. The piano
is also a main instrument in most genres of popular music including Jazz,
Rock & Roll
and Pop
music. Among the greatest players in the 20th century are Arthur
Rubinstein
and Daniel Barenboim.
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Electric Piano
An electronically amplified
keyboard instrument which is capable of producing sounds like the piano's.
Part 3 from the "Pathetique Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven
Chopin
Schumann
