Piano
Piano is the Italian word for ‘quiet’. However, its more usual usage is as an abbreviation for piano-forte, a musical instrument which is anything but.Pianos come in three main classifications: grand, not grand and electronic. Almost all share the common feature of a keyboard with black and white keys, but what comes below and/or behind it varies widely between classes.
Some have a set of pedals underneath which make various changes to the emitted noise.
In all cases they are controlled by an operator called a ‘pianist’ whose individual skill contributes to the type of sound that these devices make.
Types
Grand
Grand pianos, named after the French word grand, meaning big, are big. They are the shape of a giant, layed-down harp in a box, and the painist sits at the straight end of this box, from where he has easiest access to the keyboard.
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