How Many Octaves On A Piano?
Of all the instruments available to us the piano is one of the long-standing household favorites. From the humble upright through to the majestic concert … Read more
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Impressive High Pitched Instruments To Know
High Pitched InstrumentsMusical instruments come in all shapes and sizes, made of wood, metal, glass, or more exotic materials. The size of the instrument when … Read more
Who Wrote The Most Symphonies?
As we track back through the hundreds of years of musical history, which composer sits on the very top of the symphonic tree? Can we … Read more
What To Wear To A Classical Concert?
This question invites a series of other questions with which we can begin to explore the subject. Are the expectations today for a classical concert … Read more
Remarkable Pianist: Franz Liszt Hands
For pianists and admirers of famous piano players, the question often arises about hand size and shape. Rachmaninov, for example, is supposed to have had … Read more
5 Pieces Of Classical Music That Starts Slowly And Gets Faster
Different techniques of adjusting speed in a piece of music are adopted by all composers to bring a range of effects, emotions, and … Read more
Marcato Vs Accent (Differences Between Marcato and Accent)
On any instrument or with any type of voice there are indications in written music that dictate how a note should be started. These are … Read more
6 Pieces Of Songs Like Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven’s Op.27; No.2 Piano Sonata was given the nickname ‘Moonlight’ after a comment made by poet Ludwig Rellstab who felt that the opening movement conjured … Read more
Strophic Vs Through Composed (Differences Between Strophic And Through Composed)
Both of the terms in the title above refer to a type of musical structure. In other words, how a certain piece or pieces are … Read more
Why Don’t Violins Have Frets?
You may have wondered if you see a guitarist performing what the metal inserts are on the neck of the instrument. On many classical, acoustic, … Read more
5 Pieces of Melancholy Classical Music That Make You Depress
Classical music spans a vast range of emotions from the brilliant and ecstatic through the maudlin to the darker corners of despair. In this article, … Read more
How Many Quiet Instruments Do You Know In This World?
To a certain extent, nearly all instruments can play a whole range of dynamics or volumes. They can produce a subtle quiet tone or a … Read more
Mournful Tones In These 6 Pieces of Gothic Classical Music
The world of the Gothic can most likely be traced back to a novel by Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797; 4th Earl of Orford), titled … Read more
What does Op. Mean in Music?
Composers are not always known for their organizational skills. Keeping composition work in order and cataloged was not something many composers took time to do. … Read more
6 Pieces of Eerie Classical Music That Daunting You
There is a fine line between scary and eerie, but in the selection of pieces below, I have attempted to make this distinction. I have … Read more