http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog Pianist Music Forums Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:43:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pianoplayer.com Forum List: The Piano Bar - Talk about anything you like here, doesn't necessa..... Music Jokes, Stories, Oddities and Composer Quirks - Anything funny or off the beaten path relating to ..... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2006/12/pianoplayercom-forums/   George Winston (born 1949) is an American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up in Miles City, Montana, and Mississippi.   He is a graduate of Stetson University in Deland, Florida [2] and lives in Santa Monica, California. Many of his pieces, self-described as "Rural Folk Piano", evoke the ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2008/01/george-winston/   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. The piano produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers that immediately rebound allowing the string to continue vibrating at its resonant frequency. These ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/07/the-piano/ Seattle, WA - July 4, 2007 - "Cybermonsters", our beloved admin here at pianoplayer.com will be joining Cirque Du Soleil in 2008 to open their new resident show in Macau, China. CM has been a long fan of the music of Cirque and considers it to be the best music ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/07/cybermonsters-joins-cirque-du-soleil/   Although there were various crude earlier attempts to make stringed keyboard instruments with struck strings, it is widely considered that the piano was invented by a single individual: Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy. It is not known exactly when Cristofori first built a piano, but an inventory made by his ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/06/early-history-of-the-piano/ Grand pianos have the frame and strings placed horizontally, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. This makes the grand piano a large instrument, for which the ideal setting is a spacious room with high ceilings for proper resonance. There are several sizes of grand piano. Manufacturers and models ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/05/types-of-pianos/   Pianos have had pedals, or some close equivalent, since the earliest days. (In the 18th century, some pianos used levers pressed upward by the player's knee instead of pedals.) The three pedals that have become more or less standard on the modern piano are the following. The damper pedal (also called ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/04/piano-pedals/ I felt it fitting to post an article on this site to educate the piano listening public about a professional pianist that goes beyond the norm and deserves a little recognition for his efforts. The pianist of mention is Dan Pinto and his music can be both dynamically powerful and ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/01/uniquely-talented-pianist/ The piano is a crucial instrument in Western classical music, jazz, film, television, and most other complex western musical genres. Since 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 ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/01/the-role-of-the-piano/ In the period lasting from about 1790 to 1860, the Mozart-era piano underwent tremendous changes, which led to the modern form of the instrument. This revolution was in response to a consistent preference by composers and pianists for a more powerful, sustained piano sound. It was also a response to ... http://www.pianoplayer.com/blog/2007/01/development-of-the-modern-piano/