Blogs1 - 10 of 13 recent posts for tag:"clavichord"
27
Oct
2009
The Modern Piano

12 days ago by keira

It has been a staple of classical and contemporary music, used by musicians from Mozart to Elton John and more. Many musicians who have brought their fingers to the ivories have created music that has inspired and captured the hearts of countless people all over the world. That instrument is the pia ...

Acoustic Musical Instruments - acousticmusicalinstruments.com · Rank: 7,684 · 172 references

17
Sep
2009
I Go Away-down tempo slow burner

52 days ago by MNDR

I started this record I Go Away at Photo Call’s(Eli Epstein) studio in Los Angeles. He has a label call Computerlife and also is working with Ghostly. Anyways, we began this record with a Prophet-5, clavichord, and other amazing outboard panning, reverb, phazer, etc..modules. His studio is unbelieva ...

MNDR - mndrmndr.com/blog · Rank: 199,074 · 2 references

07
Sep
2009
Well Tempered Clavichord

62 days ago by Kemer

I have mentioned numerous times that if I had to pick a favorite work, it would surely be Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. When I was growing up, it was better known as the Well-Tempered Clavichord, even though hardly anyone knew what a clavichord was. It is a work that works well on any medi ...

Midlife Music Musings - kemer.blogspot.com

17
Aug
2009
French Empfindsamkeit

83 days ago by Kemer

It is often claimed that the clavichord is a uniquely German instrument, that the French ignore it – at best – and generally hold it in low esteem. I have seen numerous references, claiming that the French considered it "a box of flies" and I believe Hanns Neupert claimed that the French used the ph ...

Midlife Music Musings - kemer.blogspot.com

28
Jun
2009
The Modern Piano

133 days ago by keira

It has been a staple of classical and contemporary music, used by musicians from Mozart to Elton John and more. Many musicians who have brought their fingers to the ivories have created music that has inspired and captured the hearts of countless people all over the world. That instrument is the pia ...

Acoustic Musical Instruments - acousticmusicalinstruments.com · Rank: 7,684 · 172 references

20
Jun
2009
Clavichord string instrument

141 days ago by admin

Clavichord string instrument musician whose precursor of the piano strings, with hammer strike directly through a keyboard, allowing shades of intensity. Lute stringed instrument musician, cash in its concave bottom, which is played by pressing the strings. In the Renaissance, and enjoyed great popu ...

The Musicians Choice - musicianschoice.com

06
Jun
2009
Before Bach

155 days ago by Kemer

The link is a little tenuous – a reference by the imaginative Forkel and attributed to Emanuel Bach – but it seems likely that Georg Böhm (born 2 Sept 1661; died Lneburg, 18 May 1733) was admiry overlooked. There isn't a lot of information about Böhm, the most useful information is available from Gr ...

Midlife Music Musings - kemer.blogspot.com

01
Jun
2009
Salzburg … The beauty of Austria

160 days ago by Enlist Media

Salzburg which was once ruled by the Archbishop is a jewel in the map of Austria. It is regarded as one of the cultural capitals of the world. The city features small alleyways, quaint colorful houses, palaces and castles. This city has a unique baroque feel to it and a storybook atmosphere. It ente ...

Journey Idea - journeyidea.com · 4 references

01
May
2009
Harpsichord and Clavichord: The Piano’s Respected Elders

191 days ago by Administrator

We’ve talked about how the piano got its name — short for pianoforte, referring to the instrument’s dynamic versatility. This characteristic — the ability to play both loudly and softly depending on the player’s handling of the keyboard — was what distinguished the piano from its immediate predecess ...

Piano Blog, Play Piano ... - playpianotips.com/blog

29
Apr
2009
Why Is It Called a Piano?

193 days ago by Administrator

If you are relatively new to the piano, you may wonder why this instrument is called that. At first glance, the name doesn’t make a lot of sense. You’ve been taught that “piano” is the musical term for “soft” (or “quiet”). And why would this large, heavy object full of hammers and metal be called “t ...

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