moonlight172 Hunter
Number of posts : 6 Registration date : 2010-09-25
| Subject: Piano......... Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:18 pm | |
| The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in Classical music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments. Pressing a key on the piano's keyboard causes a felt-covered hammer to strike steel strings. The hammers rebound, allowing the strings to continue vibrating at their resonant frequency.[1] These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a sounding board that more-efficiently couples the acoustic energy to the air. The sound would otherwise be no louder than that directly produced by the strings. When the key is released, a damper stops the string's vibration. See the article on Piano key frequencies for a picture of the piano keyboard and the location of middle-C. According to the Hornbostel-Sachs method of music classification, pianos are grouped with chordophones. design agency londonData Recovery Austin Texas | |
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Pi-Face High Priest
Number of posts : 3324 Age : 28 Location : SCARLET CLOUDS, YAAAAY Registration date : 2009-02-02
| Subject: Re: Piano......... Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:59 pm | |
| I don't know what's the use of all this, as anyone can just google it and check wikipedia. | |
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