Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament. There are two main types of piano: the grand piano and...
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The Piano is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill...
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Piano is an independent film production and distribution company based in Mexico City, started in 2011 by Julio Chavezmontes and Sebastián Hofmann as...
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Piano player may refer to: Pianist, who plays the piano Piano Player (album), 1998 album featuring jazz pianist Bill Evans The Piano Player (Ramsey Lewis...
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Piano Man refers to a male pianist. Piano Man may also refer to: Piano Man (Billy Joel album), a 1973 rock album by Billy Joel "Piano Man" (song), a 1973...
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A player piano is a self-playing piano with a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action using perforated paper or metallic...
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A tack piano (also known as a harpsipiano, jangle piano, and junk piano) is an altered version of an ordinary piano, in which objects such as thumbtacks...
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Piano Piano Kid (Turkish: Piano Piano Bacaksız) is a 1991 Turkish drama film directed by Tunç Başaran. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for...
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The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional...
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A piano quartet is a chamber music composition for piano and three other instruments, or a musical ensemble comprising such instruments. Those other instruments...
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Look up Piano, piano, pianó, or píanó in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A piano is a keyboard music instrument. Piano may also refer to: Piano, Haute-Corse...
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Lago di Piano is a lake in the Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 276 m (906 ft), its surface area is 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi). v t e...
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The Giuoco Piano (Italian for 'Quiet Game'; pronounced [ˈdʒwɔːko ˈpjaːno]) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5...
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A piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more that of an organ than...
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Nina Simone and Piano! is an album by American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist Nina Simone, with Simone accompanying herself on piano. Nina Simone -...
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At My Piano is the 11th studio album by American musician Brian Wilson, released on November 19, 2021 through Decca Records. It consists of instrumental...
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The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer...
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Piano Tiles (known on iOS as Piano Tiles – Don't Tap the White Tile and on Android as Don't Tap the White Tile) is a single-player mobile game launched...
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (8:09) The Latsos Piano Duo Perform George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for Piano, Four Hands (1924) arr. Henry Levine in the...
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Piano pedagogy is the study of the teaching of piano playing. Whereas the professional field of music education pertains to the teaching of music in school...
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Piano Day is held on the 88th day of the year (29 March in normal years and 28 March in leap years) in celebration of and reference to the 88 keys on...
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Piano pedals are foot-operated levers at the base of a piano that change the instrument's sound in various ways. Modern pianos usually have three pedals...
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Piano wire, or "music wire", is a specialized type of wire made for use in piano strings but also in other applications as springs. It is made from tempered...
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The Piano Teacher may refer to The Piano Teacher (Jelinek novel), a 1983 novel by Elfriede Jelinek The Piano Teacher (film) a 2001 film, based on the Jelinek...
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A piano roll is a music storage medium used to operate a player piano, piano player or reproducing piano. Piano rolls, like other music rolls, are continuous...
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An electric piano is a musical instrument that has a piano-style musical keyboard, where sound is produced by means of mechanical hammers striking metal...
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An electronic piano is a keyboard instrument designed to simulate the timbre of a piano (and sometimes a harpsichord or an organ) using analog circuitry...
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Piano nobile (Italian for "noble floor" or "noble level", also sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, bel étage) is the architectural...
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A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the...
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Piano Concerto No. 3 refers to the third piano concerto written by one of a number of composers: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Balada), by Leonardo Balada, 1899...
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