Can anyone recommend a comprehensive text on musical notation of the Classical and Romantic eras -- something that explains how embellishments were played, especially on the piano?
Question: Can anyone recommend a comprehensive text on musical notation of the Classical and Romantic eras -- something that explains how embellishments were played, especially on the piano? Answer: re your other thread on music notation software: I agree with all those posters who suggested Fi ...
- Piano New York
Question: I asked a question yesterday and got a cpl. replys thank you. so I FIGURED I WOULD ASK ABOUT MY OWN PIANO TODAY , We have a REINHARD & CO new york piano it says upright grand , there is the # 22357 stamped on many prts of it. if anyone could tell me a little about its history or this ...
tagged: Piano New York- Tempo-Slowing Software for Piano Music?
Question: There's a bunch of PC software out there that promises to slow down a song's tempo without changing the pitch. I've seen brands like Slow Downer, Slowgold, Slowblast, etc. My question is - do any of them work well with piano music? Specifically, I have a full set of Jim Haskins' cockt ...
tagged: Piano Music- Does anyone know if it is possible to get music sheets arranged for piano someplace on the net?
Question: Does anyone know if it is possible to get music sheets arranged for piano someplace on the net? Answer: There are many of sites on the Internet where you can indeed download sheet music. Most of them have free samples as well. One such site is the Internet Music Shop at http://www.mus ...
tagged: Piano Music Sheets- Do anybody know if its possible to record mp3 directly from my Technics digital piano ?
Question: Do anybody know if its possible to record mp3 directly from my Technics digital piano ? Answer: I don't know of any way of recording mp3 on the fly. I think the processor load would be too great for even the fastest pentium III at the moment. Are you a musician? Join the revolution at ...
tagged: Piano Mp3- Does anyone know where I can rent piano movers ?
Question: Getting ready to move an old upright piano. Does anyone know where I can rent piano movers - the things you put under the piano to make it roll instead of having to lift it- not actual human piano movers- although that is plan B if you have a recomendation..... Trying to move my grand ...
tagged: Piano Movers- What was the melody?
Question: I know I should have posted the week the episode aired, but it didn't cross my mind I could ask the newsgroup instead of the record store. About 2 or 3 episodes ago, there was an immortal who was playing some melody in a bar in a flashback. This was the episode where Ritchie kills Dun ...
tagged: Piano Melody- Does anyone know what the Piano Man footage they used on 60 minutes was from?
Question: Does anyone know what the Piano Man footage they used on 60 minutes was from. It looked like an actual video (in color as well) of Piano Man from about the 52nd Street era which obviously would have predated the 1986 version. Anyone know anything about this? Answer: Actually, it looke ...
tagged: Piano Man Video- Can someone please e-mail me the lyrics to Piano Man?
Question: Can someone please e-mail me the lyrics to Piano Man? Answer: 1. That's a lotta money to shell out just for lyrics to one song. 2. It's not that hard to make out the lyrics, so if you have a means of listening to the song over and over again, you can just transcribe them by hand. 3. A ...
tagged: Piano Man Lyrics- Does anyone know how to obtain an exhaustive list and perhaps the history of Canadian piano makers?
Question: Today my piano tuner explained how we went from countless piano makers in Canada to NO piano manufacturers at all. There are still many Canadian made pianos around, namely mine. I'd like to know more about who these companies were. Does anyone know how to obtain an exhaustive list and ...
tagged: Piano Makers- Does anyone has the piano lyrics(the buttons that have to be pressed when you play the song on piano, not the text lyrics) of The Rose from the artist Bette Midler
Question: Does anyone has the piano lyrics(the buttons that have to be pressed when you play the song on piano, not the text lyrics) of The Rose from the artist Bette Midler Answer: It is an extremely popular piece of music [never could figure out why] and is available in numerous music books o ...
tagged: Piano Lyrics- Could you help me for old movie piano loops (like in charlie chaplin movie)
Question: Im looking for old movie piano loop (like in charlie chaplin movie) Could you help me? I cant find loops like this anywhere Answer: Try this site http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html
tagged: Piano Loops- What do you all think the proper age to start violin and piano lesson?
Question: I am thinking about let my 4 year old daughter to take some music instrument lessons. What do you all think the proper age to start violin and piano lesson? Is Suzuki method a good way for learning violin? Should violin and piano lesson be introduced at the same time, if not, which on ...
tagged: Piano Lesson- Are there any good websites that are worth looking into for taking piano lessons?
Question: I am an adult who wants to take piano lessons. Are there any good websites that are worth looking into for taking piano lessons. I'm not all that interested in reading music, although some thing that's a mistake Answer: To play the piano, you can have a teacher who will tell you to pr ...
tagged: Piano Lessons- Can someone recommend a good source for custom made piano bench covers as well as piano lamps?
Question: Can someone recommend a good source for custom made piano bench covers as well as piano lamps? Answer: As far as custom made piano bench covers, you should look to your favorite upholsterer. I have seen cushions and padded coverings very well done for between $75.00 and $150.00. I hav ...
tagged: Piano Lamps- what's the best way to clean piano keys?
Question: Sorry for this but, if no one here minds, what's the best way to clean piano keys? Vinegar and water, Pledge or what? Thanks and I appreciate your indulgence. Answer: With great care. Do _not_ use a chemical agent of any kind. Use a soft white cloth, _slightly dampened_ with plain wat ...
tagged: Piano Keys- How high should a piano's keyboard be?
Question: How high should a piano's keyboard be? I am thinking of getting a Casio Privia piano would rather play it on top of a desk rather than on a keyboard stand because space is limited in our apartment. This might also let me connect the piano to the computer. I think the desk in question ...
tagged: Piano Keyboard- jazz education needs classical training?
Question: I mean, for just to play jazz piano one must get classical education?? (I must tell that this is not nedeed in the case of jazz guitar education). If not, then taking classical piano training it's a wasting time approach if all I want to do is learning to play and to improvise over st ...
tagged: Piano Jazz- Does anyone has info for good easy piano/instrumental cds?
Question: I would love to gather recommendations on piano and instrumental type cds. We have a couple like Harry Connick Jr and George Winston for piano. All recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Answer: Check out David Lanz Christofori's Dream. It's mostly solo piano with some instrumen ...
tagged: Piano Instrumental- Is there such a thing today as a Piano forte as opposed to what we commonly refer to as a piano (whether grand or not)?
Question: Can someone here light my lantern? I know that the modern piano has been named from Piano-Forte, but I sometimes here on the radio they talk about recording made on a Pianoforte. Is there such a thing today as a Pianoforte as opposed to what we commonly refer to as a piano (whether gr ...
tagged: Piano Forte
