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| - | '''''Piano''''' is the general name given to a [[musical instrument]] classified as a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], or [[string instrument|string]] instrument, depending on the system of [[musical instrument classification|classification]] used. | + | '''''Piano''''' is the general name given to a [[musical instrument]] classified as a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], or [[string instrument|string]] instrument, depending on the system of [[musical instrument classification|classification]] used. |
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| + | ==Role== | ||
| + | {{See also|Social history of the piano}} | ||
| + | The piano is a crucial instrument in Western [[European classical music|classical music]], [[jazz]], [[Film music|film]], [[television]], and most other complex western musical genres. A large number of [[composer]]s are proficient [[pianists]]—and because the piano keyboard offers an easy means of complex melodic and harmonic interplay—the piano is often used as a tool for composition. | ||
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| + | Pianos were, and still are, popular instruments for private household ownership. Hence, pianos have gained a place in the popular consciousness, and are sometimes referred to by nicknames including: "the ivories", "the joanna", "the eighty-eight", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". Playing the piano is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories". | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | ;General | ||
| + | * [[Jazz piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Street piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Musica Obscura]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano transcription]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano trio]] | ||
| + | * [[Prepared piano]] | ||
| + | * [[String piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano extended technique]] | ||
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| + | ;Technical | ||
| + | * [[Action (piano)|Piano action]] | ||
| + | * [[Agraffe]] | ||
| + | * [[Aliquot stringing]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-stringing]] | ||
| + | * [[Innovations in the piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano acoustics]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano key frequencies]] (in [[equal temperament]]) | ||
| + | * [[Piano pedals]] | ||
| + | * [[Piano tuning]] | ||
| + | * [[Soft pedal]] | ||
| + | * [[Sounding board]] | ||
| + | * [[Sustain pedal]] | ||
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| + | ;Related lists | ||
| + | * [[List of films about pianists]] | ||
| + | * [[List of piano makers]] | ||
| + | * [[List of piano brand names]] | ||
| + | * [[List of classical pianists (recorded)]] | ||
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| + | ;Related instruments | ||
| + | * [[Hammered dulcimer]] | ||
| + | * [[Harp]] | ||
| + | * [[Clavichord]] | ||
| + | * [[Harpsichord]] | ||
| + | * [[Organ (music)|Organ]] and [[Pipe organ]] | ||
| + | * [[Electric piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Electronic piano]] | ||
| + | * [[Harmonichord]] | ||
| + | * [[Keyboard instruments]] | ||
| + | * [[Electronic keyboard]] | ||
| + | * [[Musical keyboard]] | ||
| + | * [[Keytar]] | ||
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Piano is the general name given to a musical instrument classified as a keyboard, percussion, or string instrument, depending on the system of classification used.
Role
Template:See also The piano is a crucial instrument in Western classical music, jazz, film, television, and most other complex western musical genres. A large number of composers are proficient pianists—and because the piano keyboard offers an easy means of complex melodic and harmonic interplay—the piano is often used as a tool for composition.
Pianos were, and still are, popular instruments for private household ownership. Hence, pianos have gained a place in the popular consciousness, and are sometimes referred to by nicknames including: "the ivories", "the joanna", "the eighty-eight", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". Playing the piano is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories".
See also
- General
- Jazz piano
- Street piano
- Musica Obscura
- Piano transcription
- Piano trio
- Prepared piano
- String piano
- Piano extended technique
- Technical
- Piano action
- Agraffe
- Aliquot stringing
- Cross-stringing
- Innovations in the piano
- Piano acoustics
- Piano key frequencies (in equal temperament)
- Piano pedals
- Piano tuning
- Soft pedal
- Sounding board
- Sustain pedal
- Related lists
- List of films about pianists
- List of piano makers
- List of piano brand names
- List of classical pianists (recorded)
- Related instruments
- Hammered dulcimer
- Harp
- Clavichord
- Harpsichord
- Organ and Pipe organ
- Electric piano
- Electronic piano
- Harmonichord
- Keyboard instruments
- Electronic keyboard
- Musical keyboard
- Keytar
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