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- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}][May 2007] | + | '''''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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+ | ==Social history of the piano == | ||
+ | :''[[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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+ | ==Namesakes== | ||
+ | * [[The Pianist]] | ||
+ | * [[The Piano Teacher (film)]] | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
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+ | :''[[piano bar]]'' | ||
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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.
Social history of the piano
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".
Namesakes
See also