[musictlk] Question About Music Instruments

Mon Sep 10 12:17:00 UTC 2012

Haha Brandon.
Liszt said the harpsichord sounded like skeletons copulating on a tin roof.
-Andy

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From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 9:43 PM
To: foristnights at comcast.net; Music Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Question About Music Instruments

Hello,
No, a harpsichord doesn't sound like any kind of piano...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uCCw_hmILA
and part two show the sound pretty clearly. The piano Mozart plays is just
much softer.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message-----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 7:18 AM
To: 'NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List'
Subject: [musictlk] Question About Music Instruments

Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have a question for you, and I was wondering if you might have an answer
for me. I was wondering, how would I compare the difference in tone between
a pianoforte and a piano? What I want to find out is, is there a difference
in timbre between the pianoforte, the modern piano, and a 19th century
piano, like the ones that were made in 1878, when Peter Dodds McCormick
wrote "Advance Australia Fair"? Would they have sounded like the kind of
pianos made this day? Or would they have sounded more like harpsichords?
here's the comparison I am referring to.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Frederic_Chopin_-_Opus_25
_-_Twelve_Grand_Etudes_-_c_minor.ogg
and
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Frederic_Chopin_-_etude_n
o._12_in_c_minor%2C_op._25.ogg

If you have any further information, questions, or suggestions for me,
please feel free to Email me at any time, as I check my Emails several times
each day.

Kind Regards,

Annabelle

foristnights at comcast.net

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