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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

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

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