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 +Types: [[Moog synthesizer]] - [[Rhodes piano]]
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 +Musicians: [[Brian Auger]], [[Wally Badarou]], [[Arthur Baker]], [[Ansell Collins]], [[Alice Coltrane]], [[Stanley Cowell]], [[George Duke]], [[Brian Jackson (musician)|Brian Jackson]], [[Masabumi Kikuchi]], [[Jackie Mittoo]], [[Marc Moulin]], [[Irmin Schmidt]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Lonnie Liston Smith]], [[Dexter Wansel]], [[Bernie Worrell]]
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-:''[[piano bar]]''+A '''keyboard instrument''' is any [[musical instrument]] played using a [[musical keyboard]]. The most common of these is the [[piano]], which is used in nearly all forms of [[western music]]. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of [[organ (music)|organ]]s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and [[electronic musical instrument|electronic instruments]]. In common language, it is mostly used to refer to keyboard-style [[synthesizer]]s.
 +==See also==
 +*[[Wurlitzer electric piano]]
 +*[[Fender Rhodes]]
 +*''[[Mark's Keyboard Repair]]'' (1995) - Money Mark
 +==Piano==
'''''Piano''''' is the general name given to a [[musical instrument]] classified as a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], or [[string instrument|string]] instrument, depending on the system of [[musical instrument classification|classification]] used. '''''Piano''''' is the general name given to a [[musical instrument]] classified as a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], or [[string instrument|string]] instrument, depending on the system of [[musical instrument classification|classification]] used.
-==Role==+===Social history of the piano ===
 +:''[[social history of the piano]]''
The piano is a crucial instrument in Western [[European classical music|classical music]], [[jazz]], [[Film music|film]], [[television]], and most other complex western musical genres. A large number of [[composer]]s 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 for composition. The piano is a crucial instrument in Western [[European classical music|classical music]], [[jazz]], [[Film music|film]], [[television]], and most other complex western musical genres. A large number of [[composer]]s 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 for composition.
Pianos were, and still are, popular instruments for private household ownership. Hence, pianos have gained a place in the popular consciousness, and are sometimes referred to by nicknames including: "the ivories", "the joanna", "the eighty-eight", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". Playing the piano is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories". Pianos were, and still are, popular instruments for private household ownership. Hence, pianos have gained a place in the popular consciousness, and are sometimes referred to by nicknames including: "the ivories", "the joanna", "the eighty-eight", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". Playing the piano is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories".
-==See also==+===Namesakes===
-;General+* [[The Pianist]]
-* [[Jazz piano]]+* [[The Piano Teacher (film)]]
-* [[Street piano]]+===See also===
-* [[Musica Obscura]]+
-* [[Piano transcription]]+
-* [[Piano trio]]+
-* [[Prepared piano]]+
-* [[String piano]]+
-* [[Piano extended technique]]+
-;Technical+:''[[piano bar]]''
-* [[Action (piano)|Piano action]]+
-* [[Agraffe]]+
-* [[Aliquot stringing]]+
-* [[Cross-stringing]]+
-* [[Innovations in the piano]]+
-* [[Piano acoustics]]+
-* [[Piano key frequencies]] (in [[equal temperament]])+
-* [[Piano pedals]]+
-* [[Piano tuning]]+
-* [[Soft pedal]]+
-* [[Sounding board]]+
-* [[Sustain pedal]]+
- +
-;Related lists+
-* [[List of films about pianists]]+
-* [[List of piano makers]]+
-* [[List of piano brand names]]+
-* [[List of classical pianists (recorded)]]+
- +
-;Related instruments+
-* [[Hammered dulcimer]]+
-* [[Harp]]+
-* [[Clavichord]]+
-* [[Harpsichord]]+
-* [[Organ (music)|Organ]] and [[Pipe organ]]+
-* [[Electric piano]]+
-* [[Electronic piano]]+
-* [[Harmonichord]]+
-* [[Keyboard instruments]]+
-* [[Electronic keyboard]]+
-* [[Musical keyboard]]+
-* [[Keytar]]+
- +
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Types: Moog synthesizer - Rhodes piano

Musicians: Brian Auger, Wally Badarou, Arthur Baker, Ansell Collins, Alice Coltrane, Stanley Cowell, George Duke, Brian Jackson, Masabumi Kikuchi, Jackie Mittoo, Marc Moulin, Irmin Schmidt, Nina Simone, Lonnie Liston Smith, Dexter Wansel, Bernie Worrell

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A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano, which is used in nearly all forms of western music. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments. In common language, it is mostly used to refer to keyboard-style synthesizers.

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Piano

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.

Social history of the piano

social history of the piano

The piano is a crucial instrument in Western classical music, jazz, film, television, and most other complex western musical genres. 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 for composition.

Pianos were, and still are, popular instruments for private household ownership. Hence, pianos have gained a place in the popular consciousness, and are sometimes referred to by nicknames including: "the ivories", "the joanna", "the eighty-eight", "the black(s) and white(s)", and "the little joe(s)". Playing the piano is sometimes referred to as "tickling the ivories".

Namesakes

See also

piano bar




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