piano history

When Music Meets Masterpiece: The Piano as a Piece of Art

2025-05-12T13:17:40+01:00

With every brushstroke, an artist brings their masterpiece to life — revealing beauty layer by layer. Similarly, piano makers and designers sculpt their instruments not only to produce sound, but to inspire awe with their visual elegance. Music is art, a phrase quite often used to describe the beauty thereof. The Oxford dictionary describes art as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. Yet somehow the word art does not feel powerful enough to truly captivate the [...]

When Music Meets Masterpiece: The Piano as a Piece of Art2025-05-12T13:17:40+01:00

Piano Hall of Fame: London’s Greatest Pianists Through the Ages

2025-03-06T11:30:36+00:00

Exciting pianists have impacted British piano music over the years, showcasing exceptional virtuosity. Let’s take a moment to appreciate some of these brilliant pianists. Why Hall of Fame? The Oxford definition for "Hall of Fame" is an institution honouring the achievements of individuals in a particular activity or field. In the context of this article, we will be looking at pianists from London or who visited London and have excelled in the art of playing the piano. For a pianist to be recognised in this article’s Hall of Fame, they would have had to be outstanding in their musical performances and [...]

Piano Hall of Fame: London’s Greatest Pianists Through the Ages2025-03-06T11:30:36+00:00

Bach’s Legendary Legacy That Paved The Way For Piano

2024-10-31T12:04:26+00:00

Piano music would not be the same today if there were no courageous musicians willing to go beyond the limits. Imagine living such a compelling life, using your extraordinary talents to influence countless others. Not many musicians can fit this description. Yet, there are some people that used their exceptional talents and skills that are still impacting lives today. Beethoven, Mozat, Liszt and many more helped pave the way for the piano and its music. Let us take a closer look at another brilliant composer and musician who helped shape the future of piano: Johann Sebastian Bach. A Deeper Dive Into [...]

Bach’s Legendary Legacy That Paved The Way For Piano2024-10-31T12:04:26+00:00

Keys Full Of Passion: The Piano’s Role In The Romantic Period

2024-10-03T10:55:22+01:00

The Romantic Period was the start of dramatic music full of passion and life, with the piano playing a significant role during the era! After the French Revolution, artists used the atmosphere it created as inspiration for their works. People became more open and public about their objections, which radiated through musician’s compositions. Romanticism was mainly a reaction against political and social injustice. It was also a way of rebelling against the industrial revolution that replaced people’s jobs with machines. That probably explains why romantic music is so expressive and dramatic. Yet this was not the only reason for the [...]

Keys Full Of Passion: The Piano’s Role In The Romantic Period2024-10-03T10:55:22+01:00

5 Fascinating Facts About the Piano You Probably Didn’t Know

2024-06-04T09:34:37+01:00

The piano is often overlooked when it comes to interesting facts and new information. Nevertheless, here are 5 facts worth the read. 1. Pianos Have Been Sent to Space Before If I was sent to space, I’d definitely take an instrument with me to pass the time if I could. Ed Lu seized the opportunity to take an electric piano to space with him and play it. Lu graduated with an electrical engineering degree and was later chosen to partake in NASA's astronaut program. Three years later he was sent into space. On his third time going to space, Lu used [...]

5 Fascinating Facts About the Piano You Probably Didn’t Know2024-06-04T09:34:37+01:00

The history of the piano

2021-03-01T10:18:46+00:00

Discover the history of the piano - from the inventions made by Bartolomeo Cristofori to the modern concert grand! By JaGa - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3885374 The pianoforte, more commonly known as simply just the piano, is one of the world’s most popular instruments. The instrument actually dates back hundreds of years and in that time the world has changed beyond recognition – but how has the piano evolved with it? Although exact dates are unknown, most history books agree that the first piano came into being around the turn of the 18th century, and the invention is widely accredited to [...]

The history of the piano2021-03-01T10:18:46+00:00
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