Ancient History Of Piano Archive

  • History of Piano – Part 3 Instruments Preceding the Piano Following on from Article No. 2 in our series of “History of Piano”, next in order of development comes the monochord, clarichord, or clavichord, the latter being the name by which it is generally known. As it was the instrument most used during the six centuries which followed, it is worthy of close study. In shape, it much resembled a small square piano without frame or legs. The strings were of brass, struck by a wedge made of the same metal which was called a tangent. It was capable of...

    Ancient History Of Piano – Part 3

    Posted on January 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
    History of Piano – Part 3 Instruments Preceding the Piano Following on from Article No. 2 in our series of “History of Piano”, next in order of development comes the monochord, clarichord, or clavichord, the latter being the name by which it is generally known. As it was the instrument most used during the six centuries which followed, it is worthy of close study. In shape, it much resembled a small square piano without frame or legs. The strings were of brass, struck by a wedge made of the same metal which was called a tangent. It was capable of...

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  • History of Piano – Part 2 And The Ancient History of Piano Continues… In substantiation of the legend of Hermes related in our first article in our series of History of the Piano, we find in examining the lyre of the ancient Greeks that almost everyone was ornamented with a tortoise. We find also in the records of the Hindus, the Chinese, the Persians, and the Hebrews that these people had stringed musical instruments at a very early date and that the most common among them was the lyre in its various modifications. More Eqyptian Connection The famous sepulchre of...

    Ancient History Of Piano – Part 2

    Posted on January 14, 2011 | 1 Comment
    History of Piano – Part 2 And The Ancient History of Piano Continues… In substantiation of the legend of Hermes related in our first article in our series of History of the Piano, we find in examining the lyre of the ancient Greeks that almost everyone was ornamented with a tortoise. We find also in the records of the Hindus, the Chinese, the Persians, and the Hebrews that these people had stringed musical instruments at a very early date and that the most common among them was the lyre in its various modifications. More Eqyptian Connection The famous sepulchre of...

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  • History of Piano – Part 1 Ancient History of Piano The evolution of the stringed instrument which reached its culmination in the piano, according to the history of piano, can be traced to the dried sinews stretched across the shell of a dead tortoise. The concert grand piano of the modern era has been aptly called “the household orchestra,” and in tracing its origin one must go far back into the annals of the past. This primitive source began the life of today’s much-loved instrument of music-making and the tale bears telling. Biblical History According to Bible history of piano,...

    Ancient History Of Piano Part 1

    Posted on January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments
    History of Piano – Part 1 Ancient History of Piano The evolution of the stringed instrument which reached its culmination in the piano, according to the history of piano, can be traced to the dried sinews stretched across the shell of a dead tortoise. The concert grand piano of the modern era has been aptly called “the household orchestra,” and in tracing its origin one must go far back into the annals of the past. This primitive source began the life of today’s much-loved instrument of music-making and the tale bears telling. Biblical History According to Bible history of piano,...

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