
History of the piano
The scheduled lecture focuses on the origin of a new instrument which has earned a name of grand piano throughout centuries, the development of its construction and the connection to
The scheduled lecture focuses on the origin of a new instrument which has earned a name of grand piano throughout centuries, the development of its construction and the connection to
This will require a description of the nature of Chopin’s instruments and the situation of piano manufactory between 1820 and 1850 as a preamble. In the main part I will
Several years ago I developed this system for people who cannot use their right pedal when playing the piano. This may be because of physical limitations such as a paralysed
The talk will be about Polish piano and upright piano manufacturers after the Second World War, but also about some factories from an earlier period. How the Polish piano industry
Description: – Introduction: Intimate relationship between the Pleyel pianos and Chopin– Main content 1. The characteristics of the sound with references to historical sources– Evidence from Chopin’s letters– Commentaries by musicians and
We will compare different Viennese actions, and discover their basic requirements. The discussion will be about safety in removing the action, a demonstration of common regulation and repair procedures. Please
Development never stops. Is there anything we can improve? Tadeáš Doskočil was born in 1990 in Hradec Králové. After his unsuccessful studies in grammar school, he found his feet in
In this presentation, building a new Buchholtz, we will show film documentation of this project, analyse the features of Buchholtz construction and discuss the workshop requirements for this type of
The analysis of the aspects associated with the reconstruction of the instrument above will include: – The acoustic part– The case part– The keyboard mechanisThe discussion will cover the state
Six pedals were available to pianists from Beethoven to Chopin – some (e.g. Beethoven) switched between different pianos because of different key depths . . . the goal of piano
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