Comment décrire le piano ?

Comment décrire le piano ?

Le piano est un instrument de musique à cordes frappées et à clavier. Le son du piano est produit par les vibrations des cordes, « frappées » par les marteaux de bois mis en mouvement par l'action des touches du clavier. Le piano a, au total, 88 touches (52 touches blanches et 36 touches noires).

Comment est fait le piano ?

Les éléments d'un piano droit Le clavier : Formé par des touches pondérées en plastique synthétique qui simulent le toucher de l'ivoire. Les marteaux : Relié aux touches, lorsqu'une touche est pressée, un marteau relié à celle-ci tombe et frappe une des cordes qui génère la note de musique avec sa vibration.

What are the characteristics of a grand piano?

• In grand pianos the frame and strings are horizontal, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. The action lies beneath the strings, and uses gravity as its means of return to a state of rest. Grand pianos range in length from approximately 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) to 3 meters (9 ft 10 in).

What is the difference between the piano and other keyboard instruments?

• Unlike the pipe organ and harpsichord, two major keyboard instruments widely used before the piano, the piano allows gradations of volume and tone according to how forcefully or softly a performer presses or strikes the keys.

What is the difference between a studio piano and console piano?

• Studio pianos are around 1 cm (42–45 in) tall. This is the shortest cabinet that can accommodate a full-sized action located above the keyboard. Console pianos have a compact action (shorter hammers), and are a few inches shorter than studio models. The top of a spinet model barely rises above the keyboard.

When was the first grand piano made in France?

• Grand piano by Louis Bas of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, 1781. Earliest French grand piano known to survive; includes an inverted wrestplank and action derived from the work of Bartolomeo Cristofori (ca. 1700) with ornately decorated soundboard.