29 Facts About Grand piano

The grand piano has a better sound and gives the player a more precise control of the keys, and is therefore the preferred choice for every situation in which the available floor-space and the budget will allow, as well as often being considered a requirement in venues where skilled pianists will frequently give public performances.

The Grand piano is widely employed in classical, jazz, traditional and popular music for solo and ensemble performances, accompaniment, and for composing, songwriting and rehearsals.

Cristofori's Grand piano action was a model for the many approaches to Grand piano actions that followed in the next century.

The square Grand piano was cross strung at an extremely acute angle above the hammers, with the keyboard set along the long side.

The very tall cabinet Grand piano was introduced about 1805 and was built through the 1840s.

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Inharmonicity of Grand piano strings requires that octaves be stretched, or tuned to a lower octave's corresponding sharp overtone rather than to a theoretically correct octave.

The mechanical action structure of the upright Grand piano was invented in London, England in 1826 by Robert Wornum, and upright models became the most popular model for domestic use.

Toy Grand piano, introduced in the 19th century, is a small Grand piano-like instrument, that generally uses round metal rods to produce sound, rather than strings.

Silent Grand piano is an acoustic Grand piano having an option to silence the strings by means of an interposing hammer bar.

MiniGrand piano is an instrument patented by the Brasted brothers of the Eavestaff Ltd.

The scores for music for prepared Grand piano specify the modifications, for example, instructing the pianist to insert pieces of rubber, paper, metal screws, or washers in between the strings.

Pedal Grand piano is a rare type of Grand piano that has a pedal keyboard at the base, designed to be played by the feet.

The electric Grand piano became a popular instrument in the 1960s and 1970s genres of jazz fusion, funk music and rock music.

Such a Grand piano can be played acoustically, or the keyboard can be used as a MIDI controller, which can trigger a synthesizer module or music sampler.

Many parts of a Grand piano are made of materials selected for strength and longevity.

The bass strings of a Grand piano are made of a steel core wrapped with copper wire, to increase their mass whilst retaining flexibility.

Aluminum Grand piano plates were not widely accepted, and were discontinued.

Design of the Grand piano hammers requires having the hammer felt be soft enough so that it will not create loud, very high harmonics that a hard hammer will cause.

Almost every modern Grand piano has 52 white keys and 36 black keys for a total of 88 keys .

Some Grand piano manufacturers have extended the range further in one or both directions.

Rare variant of the Grand piano called the Emanuel Moor Pianoforte has double keyboards, one lying above the other.

Rare transposing Grand piano has a middle pedal that functions as a clutch that disengages the keyboard from the mechanism, so the player can move the keyboard to the left or right with a lever.

Some Grand piano companies have included extra pedals other than the standard two or three.

The meaning of the term in tune in the context of Grand piano tuning is not simply a particular fixed set of pitches.

Fine Grand piano tuning carefully assesses the interaction among all notes of the chromatic scale, different for every Grand piano, and thus requires slightly different pitches from any theoretical standard.

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Piano technique evolved during the transition from harpsichord and clavichord to forteGrand piano playing, and continued through the development of the modern Grand piano.

New techniques and rhythms were invented for the Grand piano, including ostinato for boogie-woogie, and Shearing voicing.

Bandleaders and choir conductors often learn the Grand piano, as it is an excellent instrument for learning new pieces and songs to lead in performance.

The Grand piano is an essential tool in music education in elementary and secondary schools, and universities and colleges.