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... I  will quote - got me ranting away in my head and I will expand on that right after the quote:The more instruments you can play competently, the more work you will get. I won't speak for clarin...
...t of the First Noel and Pachelbel's Canon for piano and trumpet. I've heard a choral version of it but not an instrumental version. I suppose if I found an arrangment for piano with four hands, I coul...
I was listening again last night to one of my all-time favourite cassettes - Amon Ra (a UK label) Instruments from the Finchcocks piano collection, played by Richard Burnett. It's a selection of histo
...lear a lot of orchestral details that are inaudible in earlier releases. I had no inkling that one or another instrument was making that possibly important sound. In this case I had no particular liki...
...ying for about 30 yrs and this is the first time I've ever been able to purchase a brand new piano. Beautiful instrument & great tone. Only thing is that I've been having a hell of a time with the a...
... duality is NOT a constant over the whole duration, so it is not what I would imagine to be two parts for two instruments (but I may be wrong, so I am asking?). There are simply two sets of notes in s...
...opper to counteract smouldering butts. The ivory surfaces are bevelled so that they cannot be picked off. The instruments are also made to withstand tropical weather and damage in transit.' Where an...
...n young chicks? When was the last time you audited or participated in a piano competition? Far and away the instruments that are most frequently encountered in (major) piano competitions are Steinwa...
...to play piano Hosanna! Improvising jazz bass Improvising jazz sax Improvising rock piano Improvising rock sax Instrumental play together It's easy to play guitar : with 6 chords It's easy to play orga...
... is scored for a forty-piece chamber orchestra made up of winds, brass, and strings and six soloists who play instruments that are either plucked or struck: two pianos, harp, cimbalom, vibraphone, and...
...purposes? And there are a number of pedals offered by Roland. Which one would best complement this particular instrument? Before anyone starts, I know that this isn't a real piano. But then, I'm not...
...3 A Sad Song for Pianos as Museum May Close By JULIE SALAMON ost people look at a piano and see a musical instrument. Kalman Detrich, however, regards the piano as nothing less than a crucial link...
Hi, Any thoughts about the Yamaha C3 as an instrument only used for classical music? At the store I played three C3's, two weren't too good, but the third had a lovely warm tone. I've read Larry Fine'
...? Or should I look for someone else's take on the music? For that matter, the only Bach pieces for stringed instruments that I have are a few isolated pieces on old LPs...so I guess I should also as...
...ckner 4 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1947. The viola theme in the second movement is given by a solo instrument not the whole section. I think I like it but suspect it's a 'Klemperer special'...
... Schumann C-80A grand, s/n 8611576, with a cherrywood finish and an upholstered bench for $1100. I played the instrument and found it to be in reasonable tune although the owner said it has not been t...
...for you. Check out the 'Too Bros Band' site where you can download clips of original, easy listening guitar instrumentals, recorded with state of the art techniques, the way you like them. Go to: ...
...he upper register has sounded flat a few weeks after tuning. It's 20 years old but I play it every day. Great instrument! I'd like to brighten the tone in the upper register, and of course that's ex...
...'s statement that it was manufactured between 1981-1985. Assuming, generously assuming, sales rep's statement instrument is in great condition, how appropriate is the $19,000 asking price? thanks, r...
This magnificent instrument is built to the highest standards and will last for years to come. Priced to sell, don't miss this opportunity to own a grand piano of extraordinary quality and class. Le
... old Yamaha (console) upright that hasn't been tuned for nearly 10 years. Is this going to somehow damage the instrument, is there a maintenance reason for tuning a piano? Thanks,...
... currently own a Yamaha Clavinova CPL-840 and I'd like to switch to an acoustic piano. I don't need a concert instrument. Just something that looks (and sounds) like a good piano while allowing me to ...
...y). Brian really liked the percussion section; he also liked to have frequent (but short) solos for the other instruments, so the idea that some of his later symphonies are jazz-like is not too far fe...
What are some of your favorite concertos that include a prominent part for an instrument other than the one that is a concerto for? My favorites are: Nielsen: Snare drum in Clarinet Concerto Danzi: Ob
...he does with some piano lessons, on the common assumption that if he gets at least some exposure to a musical instrument it might likely benefit him later in life (either by continuing to play, or at ...
...her side. In contrast, modern digital piano's keyboard has very different feel to them. Because the musical instrument is electronic, there's no string to hit, and no need for elaborate hammer or le...
...bilities. Hall's writing is eloquent, and occasionally poignant. And his brief discussion of major conductors/instrumentalists in the first part of the book is of interest too (as a 'period' perspecti...
... nuit tous les chats sont gris Overture Pechêur d'Islande Francesca da Rimini Daphné Perséphone Fugue pour instruments à cordes Adriano [cond], Moscoe S.O. STERLING 1053 Mozart: Sym 38-Prague Vo...
...er'. The sonatas for piano & cello operate in much the same way, but the cello also 'sonorizes' as a continuo instrument. Anyway, now that I realize that I have to put my main listening focus on the p...
...go FM station(WFMT????) when they had a requestathon from the archives. Nobody requested the Symphony of Wind Instruments. I got it from the archive of N.E. Brown which may be an in hall recording but...
.... Plays fine, needs a tuning, but all keys and strings are there and work, as well as the pedals. A perfect instrument for a gameroom or a casual room, or for someone's first instrument to learn on!...
...er?? I want to use the keyboard for recording overdubs, and fairly basic keyboard part to supplement my other instrument playing (guitar, bass, mandolin, drums etc). I would be mostly using piano, org...
...SSR Symph./Koch) RDCD 11382 : RUSSIAN DISC Blumenfeld , Symphony in c . Banshchikov , Concerto for Cello & 11 Instruments . Shebalin , Violin Concerto (B.Shulgin w.USSR Symph./Provatorov) : RDCD 11052...
...l Yamaha sales as a hired gun, and I started my piano sales career selling Yamaha pianos. They are quite nice instruments. I can sell them with a good conscience because I can represent them for what ...
...ic. The question is, why didn't he take the time to learn harpsichord technique and record them on the proper instrument? That said, it is a great introduction to this marvelous music (which I play ev...
...rtepiano, which is excellent. But after hearing the two Tiegermann recorded I'd like to hear them on a modern instrument....
...by German master piano engineer Mr. Lother Schell. He has gained over 35 years experience working for musical instrument manufacturers all over the world. His work can be found in places such as Germa...
... cadenzas to be played in 5). This got me thinking. What is your favorite recording of any cadenza, for any instrument, based on composition and performance?...
..., could somebody shed some light on this idea? How is a pianist able to change the timbre or color of his/her instrument? I assume the main factors must be the attack, the dynamics, and use of pedal -...
...hould only swing a 2-3 times. What does this mean? All told it could take anywhere from $700-$2K to get the instrument in good shape. BTW, when asked if it needed to be rebuilt, he quickly ( and str...
... anyone could help me. To make a long story short, I have inherited a combination square grand piano/melodeon instrument It’s made by the T. (Timothy) Gilbert Co., Boston, and I’m looking for an...
...n G. Thanks in advance for any help. 'It's a simple matter of playing the right keys at the right time. The instrument pretty much plays itself!' :o/...
Can any of you supply the name of the Leningrad PO trombonist whose instrument (fruity vibrato and all) plays such a prominent role in the 1965 live Moscow recording. That wonderful primeval bray ....
...considering buying it used from a private owner. If you have any idea, what might it have sold for as a new instrument? Many thanks for any assistance. Elizabeth J....
...thousands of parts - hammers, dampers, keys, and strings that inhabit the most complex and expressive musical instrument ever created. The final movement and the leitmotif tying the video together a...
..., irregularly spaced keys, widely varying key dip and key weight, friction problems and so forth. For a $60K+ instrument I find this rather appalling. Steinway really needs to get a handle on the prep...
Hey guys. I'm a guitarist, for about 5 years now..but recently I've decided to pick up the piano. This instrument
...yed anything on that piano; just wonderful. What a heavenly touch. Then the clavichord...the world's quietest instrument, I understand? I wondered if it was broken first time I pressed a key. The lady...
For those who play piano, Is it better to buy a piano with a full 88-key keyboard or a smaller keyboard instrument? After playing a smaller keyboard, is it easy to sit at a full keyboard and play?
hrrrm, that's odd... most people START on another instrument and THEN turn to voice when they're older (like myself!!! and it's going really well!!), not the other way around... it's very hard to trai
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