| 单词 | pianoforte |
| 例句 | Instead of reading, she could perhaps use the pianoforte, but...well, it had been a while, and she wasn’t sure she could endure the sound of her own stumbling, clumsy playing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Miss Bingley moved with alacrity to the pianoforte, and after a polite request that Elizabeth would lead the way, which the other as politely and more earnestly negatived, she seated herself. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Soon they ventured out and “went slopping through the melted snow,” as Emma wrote to Elizabeth, to pick out a pianoforte that was to be a present from Emma’s father. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were too heavy to read, she wouldn’t play the pianoforte for fear of another embarrassing encounter, and she most certainly wouldn’t amuse herself with fantasies of what the feast was like. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Aye, I see what you are thinking of, the pianoforte. What is to become of that?—Very true. Poor dear Jane was talking of it just now.—‘You must go,’ said she. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Tell me about your life—how you learned to play the pianoforte so masterfully. And what was that piece? It was so sad; were you thinking about a secret lover?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The instrument commonly called the "piano" by the way, was originally called a "pianoforte" because it could play dynamics, unlike earlier popular keyboard instruments like the harpsichord and spinet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He took some music from a chair near the pianoforte, and turning to Emma, said, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “No, no; your room is full enough. I will call another day, and hear the pianoforte.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Her sister had not the smallest objection, and the pianoforte was opened; and Darcy, after a few moments’ recollection, was not sorry for it. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “That is a grand pianoforte, and he might think it too large for Mrs. Bates’s house.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He had come here with the intention of embarrassing a snide assassin, and had instead found a young woman pouring her secrets into a pianoforte. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “This present from the Campbells,” said she—“this pianoforte is very kindly given.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He hadn’t the faintest clue what her life was like, how she became an assassin, how she learned to play the pianoforte...It was all a mystery. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An accompanying pianoforte keeps frenetic pace with the singers. This Conductor’s Mozart Isn’t for the Faint of Ear 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z A providential accident nearby soon deposits a handsome injured gentleman at their school; his friends visit; and vivacious Miss Asquith, practical Miss Pffolliott and scientific Miss Franklin become busy with more than their pianoforte lessons. A Jane Austen-esque novel for teens and other best books for young readers 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z And in "Persuasion," Anne Elliot is a consummate musician but does not envy the more showy accomplishments of the Musgrove sisters who play the harp, while she is still on the old-fashioned pianoforte. Dangerous attractions and revolutionary sympathies: 5 Jane Austen facts revealed by music 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z I also include the pianoforte instrument in the arias, sometimes, for joyful moments — like the kisses of Zerlina, a little bit in the spirit of Mozart, what he would do. The Pains and Privileges of Staging Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z A pianoforte, mandolin and clarinet, as well as a mah-jongg game, seem to await players. Three-and-a-half centuries of mythos surrounds Salem’s House of the Seven Gables 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z These are filled with the original furnishings, including Madame de Stäel’s personal bathtub and pianoforte. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z "I have played blindman's-buff and caught the corner of a particularly hard pianoforte with my forehead." 11 odd Victorian Christmas traditions 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z But when Liszt was preparing to perform in London in 1840, an advertisement said that he would give “recitals on the pianoforte.” Two Pianists, Two Recitals, Two Deeply Personal Statements 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z It was produced in the second half of the 18th century alongside the fortepiano, the immediate ancestor of today’s pianoforte. An All-but-Extinct Piano Plays Once More 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Cohen reflects that sufferings become layered over time: the loss of a father; the loss of conditions needed to write; Austen’s private longing for a pianoforte. The Consolations of Jane Austen 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z She would be married off after learning the basics of homemaking — and perhaps how to play the pianoforte — and learning to please her boss, I mean husband. Review | Meet the forgotten rebels and quiet revolutionaries of women’s history 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z His “great pleasure was to sit by the fireplace and listen to Julia as she played on the pianoforte,” Biskin wrote in her account. He became the nation’s ninth vice president. She was his enslaved wife. 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z So the melodies remained intact, even when the arrangements became "lower and darker", as on the pianoforte rework of Never Gonna Give You Up. We spent a morning in Rick Astley's home studio 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The finished Hyperpiano is much more portable than the Moor pianoforte. Wisconsin pianist invents way to play 2 grand pianos at once 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z "While I was doing my PhD and researching the topic I read one of the early reviews of the pianoforte," Lamb tells towards the end of our interview. Feeling the music with Roli's squishy, pressure-sensitive keyboard 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Upstairs in the genteel parlor, appointed with a harp and pianoforte, women sewed, wrote letters, drank tea and lemonade. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden on the Upper East Side Once Was a Retreat for the Middle Class 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The reason we call a piano "piano" is that it's a lot easier than its original name "pianoforte". The Weird Science of Naming New Products 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The Etude entitled Mazeppa is particularly characteristic of Liszt's power of endurance at the instrument, and it exhibits the gradual growth of his manner, from pianoforte exercises to symphonic poems in the manner of Berlioz. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The enigma is solved if we assume that every note of definite pitch has its special string in this pianoforte of Corti, and, therefore, its special branch of the auditory nerve attached to that string. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z At three years old he began to learn the violin, and at five the pianoforte under Frau v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Our pianoforte at home is the one on which Sir Arthur Sullivan first played over his music for "The Mikado." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z A pianoforte concerto, too, that I wish to write for Paris, begins to float in my head. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Liszt was also a master in the notation of pianoforte music—a very difficult matter indeed, and one in which even Chopin frequently erred. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The cochlea, therefore, is a species of pianoforte. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z At first pianoforte wire was used for deep-sea sounding by Commodore Belknap of the U.S. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z In the meanwhile the principals practised their songs to an accompaniment which he vamped on the pianoforte. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z My pianoforte playing is a source of great gratification to me here. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z It is a setting of some of the most mystical lines in Faust, originally written for mixed voices and pianoforte, and subsequently arranged for women's voices and harp. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z H�rold also wrote a vast quantity of pianoforte music, in spite of his time being much occupied by his duties as accompanist at the Italian opera in Paris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z It is the branch of pianoforte playing in which there must always be the greatest latitude. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z No other instrument has the ecstatic quality; neither the shallow-toned pianoforte, nor the more mellow and sonorous violoncello. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The programme included 'an extempore fantasia on Erard's new patent grand pianoforte of seven octaves by Master Liszt, who will respectfully request a written thema from any person present.' Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z His compositions, numbering about two hundred, include six operas, two oratorios, six or seven cantatas, much chamber music and a once-popular pianoforte concerto. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z IN the year 1816 Beethoven was prevailed upon, after repeated entreaties, to make arrangements for the publication of a complete edition of all his pianoforte Sonatas. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z For instance, in the playing of Bach's works on the modern pianoforte there seems to have been a very great deal of confusion as to the propriety of the use of the pedal. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z He burned away the delicate neurons of the cortical cells, and to-day he cannot say "pianoforte" without a trial. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z This, with the more responsive and elastic keyboard action of the day, which permits all manner of finger nuance, will tell upon the future of the pianoforte. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It has a Roman Catholic and four Evangelical churches, and has manufactures of machinery, pianofortes and artificial manure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z It is truly unpardonable that this noble work, deserving to be ranked on a level with Beethoven's Sonatas, should be unknown to most of the pianoforte players of the present day. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z The pedal is just as much a part of the pianoforte as are the stops and the couplers a part of the organ or the brass tangents a part of the clavichord. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The "pushes" need only take the form of pianoforte keys to render the instrument within the grasp of any pianoforte or organ player. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z Music is the gainer thereby, and the old-time cacophonous concerto for pianoforte and orchestra will, we hope, be relegated to the limbo of things inutile. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He answered that he supposed I thought they all lived in fiddle-cases and slept upon pianofortes. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z These Beethoven pronounced to be the best pianoforte arrangements of his works. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z There can be nothing wrong about that, but to transform the modern pianoforte, which has distinctly specific tonal attributes, into a clavichord or into an organ must result in a tonal abuse. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z He arranged for the pianoforte a number of Handel’s oratorios and operas, besides symphonies and quartetts of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The pianoforte was originally an intimate instrument, and it will surely go back, though glorified by experience, to its first, dignified estate. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Immediately on the conclusion of the overture several professors left the table and clustered round the pianoforte. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Among all the masters who have written for the pianoforte, Beethoven assigned to Clementi the very foremost rank. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z It is artistically impossiblePg 86 to so camouflage the tone of the pianoforte as to make it sound like either the organ or the clavichord. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z She still keeps up her pianoforte playing, for which she won a gold medal, and will improvise on the piano by the hour together. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z In this he was the most thorough-going of poetic composers, as much so in the orchestral domain as was Chopin in his pianoforte compositions. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I caught the sight immediately; but upon the platform itself stood a pianoforte alone, a table covered with dark-green velvet, and about a dozen dark-green velvet chairs. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He then went to a table in an adjoining room and wrote two lines of music—a little Fugue for the pianoforte—and presented it to me in a most amiable manner. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z The party included Lettie's host and hostess, and also a Scottish poetess, and an Irish musician, composer of songs and pianoforte rhapsodies. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z There is a grand pianoforte opposite, for she was a good musician, and had a remarkably fine voice in earlier years. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Of the miracle genus is M. Liszt, the Polyphemus of the pianoforte—the Aurora Borealis of musical effulgence—the Niagara of thundering harmonies! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z At this era I hated the violin, just as pianoforte students hate the pianoforte during the period of apprenticeship to mechanism. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He will likewise recollect the patient attention with which Beethoven corrected his pianoforte arrangement of Fidelio, published by D. Artaria; and how kindly he encouraged his labours, until they were brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z A pianist taught to depend on his first finger and thumb to the neglect of the three other fingers could scarcely be expected to graduate very highly in the pianoforte schools. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z The final chords of a pianoforte solo reached his ears, followed by loud applause. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z The vast mass of Liszt's pianoforte compositions is divisible first into two classes—the entirely original compositions, and the compositions based to a more or less extent on foreign matter. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z She said she couldn't promise, and, master, I never did again touch the harpsichord, but instead, I learned what was better, to play on Monsieur Andr�'s grand pianoforte!' Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Beethoven's kindness will, no doubt, be borne in mind by that esteemed composer, M. Anton Halm, when he arranged the grand Fugue for the pianoforte. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Air pressure affects the pitch but slightly, being noticeable only in the larger reeds, and harmoniums long retain their tuning, a decided advantage over the organ and the pianoforte. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Whether his orchestral works or his songs or his best pianoforte works are submitted to examination, it is almost always the note of song that tells. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "While Liszt has been immensely written about as pianist and composer, sufficient stress has not been laid upon what the world owes him as a teacher of pianoforte playing," writes Amy Fay. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I gazed in first, before I even noticed her, and beheld in the centre of the room a small polished pianoforte. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z The same gentleman also became possessor of a Solo-Capriccio, of a Rondo for pianoforte and orchestra, and of the English pianoforte which Beethoven had received as a present from the Messrs. Broadwood. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Ludwig was kept at the pianoforte morning, noon, and night, till the child began positively to hate what he had formerly adored. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z She had been educated as a pianist and began to give her son lessons on the pianoforte when he was six years of age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z As a composer of pianoforte music, Liszt's merits are more generally acknowledged than as a composer of any other kind. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I know he plays wonderfully, and fills a large theatre with one pianoforte. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z I am very glad you have got Jane a pianoforte; if anything can do her good and restore her to industry, it is music. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Many a time was the little Ludwig seen in tears, standing on a raised bench before his pianoforte, thus early serving his apprenticeship to grief. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z But breadth and beautiful flow of melody also were his, 190 as is seen in the symphony, and perhaps still more in the quintet for pianoforte and strings above referred to. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He now began to form that pianoforte style which combined, as it were, the excellences of all the other instruments, individually and collectively. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He plays wonderfully, and fills a large theatre with one pianoforte. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z On his seventieth birthday he published his first and only pianoforte piece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z It was then discovered that two bars in the pianoforte part had been omitted, and supplied by Beethoven so ingeniously that not the slightest break was perceptible! Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z This instrument, the avant-courier of the pianoforte, to which we have already referred, had already become sufficiently popular to make its own peculiar influence felt. The Influence of the Organ in History Inaugural Lecture of the Department of the Organ in the College of Music of Boston University 2011-10-20T02:00:26.947Z Liszt himself called the process "the orchestration of the pianoforte." Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I got into my parlor by the glass door, and flung them all, fresh as they were, and glimmering with rain-drops, upon the music-stand of the pianoforte. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Neither must I omit the masterly variations for two pianos on a theme of Beethoven, or the splendid pianoforte transcriptions from Bach. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z His first care, as shown from a little pocket-book still preserved, was to seek out a lodging suitable to his slender purse; his next, to procure a pianoforte. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z As in France, so in Germany, he was everywhere hailed as the greatest master of the pianoforte. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z I mention purposely these cunning inventions because I do not think that they have harmed the public interest in pianoforte recitals; rather have they stimulated it. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The first violin and leader was De Luce, while a M. Etienne presided at the pianoforte. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Many admirable songs and a large number of pianoforte works are also due to his pen. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Another reason was also—to perplex the pianoforte teachers here. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z As a writer of music for the pianoforte, Chopin stands at the head. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z Liszt's very power, muscular, compelling, set pianoforte manufacturers to experimenting. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Her earliest lessons in pianoforte had been received in New York from Marcos Vega, being afterwards continued under Meyssenberg; but the most important part of her study was done under Liszt. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z A “score” technically is as many staves as are performed simultaneously: two in pianoforte music, three in organ music, four in an unaccompanied quartet, six in four-part vocal music with piano accompaniment, and so on. How to Write Music Musical Orthography 2011-09-01T02:00:19.133Z In Berlin he played his two sonatas for pianoforte and 'cello, Op. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z It contained a pianoforte—an instrument upon which I found the young gentleman who sold the programmes practising during a pause between the morning's selection and the afternoon's performances. Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z This, the better known of Liszt's two pianoforte concertos, is constructed along the general lines of the symphonic poem—a species of free orchestral composition which Liszt himself gave to the world. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The engagement opened fairly punctually with a furious pianoforte bombardment, accompanied by asphyxiating footlights. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z The spinning-wheel was to our grandmothers what the cycle is to the women of to-day; nay, it took also the place of the pianoforte itself. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Nothing loath, Himmel seated himself at the pianoforte and began a succession of smooth running passages and arpeggios, skilfully linked together. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Shylock’s Bridge: they show you Shylock’s house in the old market place by the Rialto Bridge. vi., clavichord, a keyed and stringed instrument, not now in use, being superseded by the pianoforte. viii., dominant’s persistence. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z A subsidiary theme, introduced by the pianoforte, is continued by flute and oboe, and there is a return to the first motive. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The motion of the lady’s hand must be confined to the wrist—as in pianoforte playing—the action coming from it alone. Graceful Riding A Pocket Manual for Equestrians 2011-07-12T02:00:27.770Z How admirable is the cornet-a-piston gentleman contrasted with the pianoforte player! John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z It was his turn to seat himself at the pianoforte and to improvises. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z A small cabinet pianoforte stood opposite the fire-place, and the window looked upon pleasant meads and tangled hedgerows, and the narrow windings of the blue rivulet. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z A pianoforte cadenza leads to a new tempo. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z And you really want me to go and get you a pianoforte, which is just the most expensive thing in the world?... The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z Agnes gave the address very distinctly, which was repeated in the same manner by Lady Elizabeth, just as Mrs. Pemberton approached to entreat her permission to lead her to the pianoforte. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z Most of the German composers have become great at the pianoforte. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z You shall have a master, if I find you want one; and when we get to Cheltenham, you shall be sure to have a pianoforte. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z Decidedly Pius X is musical; he plays the pianoforte it is said, with taste. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z His strength is robust, so that he does his ordinary work as a pianoforte maker. A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy 2011-06-21T02:00:28.890Z He was no pianoforte player of the modern sort: he had fashioned his art quite alone in his own way, and it was something indescribable. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Four Ariettas and a Duet, with pianoforte accompaniment; words of Nos. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z On reading this note, Agnes walked up stairs to the drawing-room, which she found uncarpeted, in preparation for the music of the evening, and a grand pianoforte standing in the middle of it. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z There was an interregnum in the pianoforte arena for a few years. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Chopin wrote for the pianoforte a revolutionary étude. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z I was to tell "the musical one" that Self-Expression, through voice-culture and pianoforte playing, was one of the Keys to the Biosophian System. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z This ruthless conduct on the part of Johann, though unjustifiable and inhuman, probably layed the foundation of the technical skill and power over the pianoforte which so greatly distinguished Beethoven. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z It was only because there was a pianoforte there, aunt.... The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z He was a violinist before he became a pianist; this fact may account for his rich tone-quality—Bauer could even make an old-fashioned "square" pianoforte discourse eloquently. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Nothing discouraged, though somewhat wrath, Arditi succeeded in unearthing an accompanist, who struggled bravely with the pianoforte score. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The ladies of Norfolk presented to her Royal Highness a diamond bracelet and a grand pianoforte, and the farmers on the Sandringham estate gave a handsome diamond cross. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z He found it impossible to attend the morning rehearsals in the theatre, and accordingly young Ludwig was appointed cembalist in the orchestra, i.e., to preside at the pianoforte. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Ungrateful wretch!... reproaching me with not spending my last shilling in buying pianofortes! The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z When his father died in 1827 he gave lessons there like any everyday pianoforte pedagogue because he needed money for the support of his mother. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z This I gave to the Revue Musicale in a version arranged for the pianoforte. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Firmian opened the pianoforte and, in music, went through his evening once more. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z They were very graciously received, and the Abbé, in compliance with the pressing request of his visitors, sat down to the pianoforte, and played for some time. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z My compositions are limited to two pianoforte pieces and a song, which I published soon after leaving the Academy, where I remained about two years. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Liszt wrote fifteen compositions for the pianoforte, to which he gave the name of Rhapsodies Hongroises; they are based on national Magyar melodies. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Certain parts which had been cut at its first production in St. Petersburg, and which Diaghileff wanted to include, were not in the orchestral score, but were to be found only in the pianoforte arrangement. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z To January's soul more knee-pedals were attached than to a pianoforte, which the favorite's knee, while it seemed to bend itself, moved at its pleasure. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I have heard one of the greatest players on the pianoforte, the dear, worthy Beethoven.... Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Such was the impartiality of my singers that they afterwards signed on behalf of yet a third pianoforte maker, named Haines. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z There is considerable confusion between the pianoforte set and the orchestral transcriptions, in the matter of numbering. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I therefore decided to compose a piece for pianoforte solo in several movements. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Constance and May had got close together near the pianoforte, and Mrs. Bransby asked Constance to play something "soft and pretty." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Luckily the emergency found him prepared; he was already esteemed as one of the best pianoforte players of the day—nay, there were not wanting those who assigned to him the very first place. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z "I was telling Bassy that he ought to feel himself honoured by being selected to officiate—if I may so express it—at the pianoforte on this extremely interesting and auspicious occasion." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z The pianoforte gives in arpeggios the first transformation of this musical thought and in massive chords the second transformation. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He went to Paris at the age of eighteen, and in concert with his brother, Jean Baptiste, produced pianofortes superior to any that had previously been made in France. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z "My dear," she said, "I want to present our old friend, Major Mitton, to you;" and taking May by the arm, she led her away towards the pianoforte. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z I placed myself at my desk, and if Beethoven wished to speak to me again, he was obliged to seat himself on a chair before the pianoforte. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z This, with what he made by painting, brought us in enough to live on, and indirectly, as will be apparent later, became the starting-point of my mother's career as a pianoforte teacher. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z After a short cadenza of the solo instrument a more brilliant theme in D minor is introduced and developed by both pianoforte and orchestra. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It is a great seat of manufacturing industry, among its leading products being cottons, woollens, silks, velvet, mixed textile goods, buttons, ribbons, lace, yarns, thread, carpets, aniline dyes, iron and steel, machinery, pianofortes, and paper. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z A grand pianoforte, bestriding a large tract of carpet in the very middle of the front drawing-room, conspicuously asserted its importance over all the rest of the furniture. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z On one occasion a new pianoforte quartet by Förster, a well-known composer of the day, was in progress of rehearsal. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Frantz when she, on first coming to Paris, had to give lessons on the pianoforte to increase the resources of the family. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z I had fortunately just received the manuscript of my pianoforte concerto from Leipsic, and took it with me. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z There is also a "Carnival scene" for pianoforte, founded on motives from the opera, by Geo. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z "For me, Martha?" exclaimed May, turning round at the sound of her own name, with one hand still on the keys of the pianoforte. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Three Trios for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, in E flat, G major, and C minor; ded. to Prince Lichnowski; composed 1791-92. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z In fact, we saw before us a human organ of sound, played upon with as much ease as a mere pianoforte. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The evening before yesterday we had a pianoforte hop at Dilke’s. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z In some editions of Robert Schumann's pianoforte works the "Novelette," op. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Constance did not interrupt her performance on the entrance of the gentlemen, and Major Mitton went to stand beside the pianoforte, gallantly turning over the music leaves at the wrong moment, with the best intentions. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Sometimes she will sit down to the pianoforte and sing in the most thrilling way—Handel or Beethoven, or old Spanish ballads—without having the music or words before her. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Neither do his quartets for strings and pianoforte hold their own by the side of those of the great masters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Although an enthusiastic admirer of Beethoven symphonies and other orchestral works, he did not care for the pianoforte sonatas, which he said were not written in accordance with the nature of the instrument. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z He carried off no fewer than three bronze and three silver medals, and was at the end of his third year awarded three certificates: for the pianoforte, harmony, and sight-singing. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Constance's playing had now come to an end, and there was a general lowering of voices, occasioned by the cessation of that pianoforte accompaniment. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Algernon obeyed, seated himself at the pianoforte, and began to run his fingers over the keys. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Field’s execution on the pianoforte was nearly allied to the nature of his compositions, beauty and poetical charm of touch being one of the chief characteristics of his style. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z He was very fond of his grand pianofortes, both of which were made by �rard of Paris. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Here are ninety pages of closely printed pianoforte score; enough, surely, for the most old-fashioned producer without additional numbers. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He has three new pupils for pianoforte and harmony; the daughters of Colonel ——,—tut, I forget his name,—recommended by that kind Major Mitton. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z There was the glitter of gilt picture-frames on the walls, and the shining of a great mirror, and of a large, dark, polished pianoforte at one end of the room. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Field’s training and the cast of his genius were not of a kind to enable him to excel in the larger forms of instrumental music, and his seven concerti for the pianoforte are now forgotten. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Furthermore, during almost the entire year I was engaged in teaching or in public appearances as a concert-player, so that in my vacation I detested the very sight or even thought of a pianoforte. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z And when Castalia went to her pianoforte, he woke up at the conclusion of an intricate fantasia quite in time to thank her for the performance, and to praise its brilliancy. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z He was an accomplished musician, playing on the pianoforte, violin, and, in default of a better instrument, even on the accordion. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Returning to Paris in 1796, he soon afterwards introduced grand pianofortes, made in the English fashion, with improvements of his own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Steel pianoforte wire is perfectly elastic within rather wide limits, glass within rather narrow limits; building stone, cement and cast iron appear not to be perfectly elastic within any limits, however narrow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z It is simply to say that his ideas are all orchestrally conceived, and as they are not in the nature of the pianoforte, that instrument is inadequate to their true expression. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Among the things published since his death are his "Viking Song," best adapted for a male chorus, and a group of pianoforte and choral works. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z Accordingly, next day, Bach inspected all the Organs in Potsdam,106 as the evening before he had tried the Silbermann pianofortes. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z Here he constructed in 1780 his first pianoforte, which was also one of the first manufactured in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Duets written for the pianoforte are either for two performers on two separate instruments or for two performers on the same instrument, when they are termed “duets � quatre mains.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Chopin's compositions are the very essence and consummation of the piano, and he is, therefore, the pianoforte composer par excellence. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z A good performer on the pianoforte and violin, he was an intimate friend and admirer of Brahms, many of whose compositions were privately performed at his house before they were published. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z In the drawing-room was an old square pianoforte, while from every wall gloomy and dark faces looked down upon the intruders. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z In the room within some one was thumping out a dismal melody on a cracked pianoforte. The Princess Galva A Romance I was there because I teach the daughter the pianoforte—and a silly thing she is. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life During a visit which he made to Boston, his headquarters were at Chickering's pianoforte warerooms, and on one occasion I was presented to him as a youth of some musical promise. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z A string quartet, the first pianoforte sonata, the scherzo already mentioned, and the earliest group of songs, containing the dramatic “Liebestreu,” are the works which drew forth the warm commendations of Schumann. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The industries include peat-cutting, iron foundries, organ, pianoforte, felt and shoe factories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Besides being pretty, she could cook, knit stockings, do every sort of household work, had a very nice voice, and was a very excellent performer on the pianoforte. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I There, between the pictures and plaster-casts with which the walls were covered, stood an old pianoforte. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales He composed quite a number of large works, both vocal and instrumental, and also a number of pianoforte pieces. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Not only were his arrangements of Hungarian dances the first work by which his name was known outside his native land, but his first pianoforte quartet, op. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Towards the close of her life she devoted herself to teaching singing and the pianoforte with great success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Through the palms came the faint wailing of a violin, the crash of pianoforte chords, the clear soft notes of a singer. The Missioner Come, Livy, dear," said Miss Kennyfeck, rising from the pianoforte, and addressing her sister, who sat reading on the sofa, "my canzonette and your beautiful attitude are so much sweetness thrown away. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Mr. Schmidt's instrument was the violin, but he was also an excellent pianoforte teacher, and to his careful and skilful instruction I owe very much. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z On the breaking of his voice, he had to support himself by teaching the 377 pianoforte. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The musical instruction, in its several branches of harmony, pianoforte, organ and vocal culture, must be addressed to the mind, not merely to the ear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" At the suggestion of Mr. Hearty two maiden ladies essayed a pianoforte duet, but with marked unsuccess. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle A pianoforte maker might expect five pounds a year as interest upon the cost of his tools. Political economy I might easily have learned from any book of anatomy the names of the muscles which are here referred to, but for the practical instruction of pianoforte pupils this seemed to be of little consequence. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Mendelssohn himself in a letter gives a graphic account of a rehearsal held at Clementi's pianoforte factory, when the two friends played his "Double Concerto in E." Fragments of an Autobiography For this reason, while their daughter was given every advantage in the study of the pianoforte, violin, and harp, her voice was not cultivated. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday The limits of sound in musical instruments are about all included in the range of a 7-octave pianoforte from F to F, say from 42 to 5,460 vibrations per second. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action The "oui" was of course ready, and without further preface she arose and walked over to the pianoforte. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience One of the objects of my visit was to meet again my old Weimar fellow-pupil Dionys Pruckner, at that time eminent among the staff of pianoforte teachers in the famous Stuttgart Conservatory of Music. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Half a century ago playing � quatre mains was much more popular than it is now; more pieces were written and more pianoforte arrangements were made for two performers. Fragments of an Autobiography She appeared in a concert at the age of twelve, playing both the pianoforte and the violin. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday What is the difference between a professional pianoforte player, and the one who hears him? The Handbook of Conundrums The young girl had, while I was speaking, taken her place at the pianoforte, and was half listlessly suffering her hands to fall in chords over the instrument. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance This bit of experience I commend to pianoforte students for careful consideration, to show that acts are not always immediately followed by desirable results. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z When presently he broke into a rapid movement, and the pianoforte player asserted himself, it was still with the touch of the good old legato school. Fragments of an Autobiography His voice, though not powerful, was clear and musical, and his touch on the pianoforte was perfect. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Your Spa doctor without a Spa is like Liszt or Herz without a pianoforte. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands He wrote a number of sonatas, &c., for pianoforte, and other compositions; but his �tudes is the work by which he lives as a composer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" I write somewhat at length concerning this matter, feeling that a knowledge of my experience may be of substantial use to pianoforte students. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z They wheeled the grand pianoforte across the room, drew from under it the carpet, which was rolled up and placed beneath. Adventures of Bindle She heard once more the pianoforte melodies which she had known long ago, and the height of her amazement was reached when the Sultan invited her to dance—a minuet. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Beside each bed there stands a small table, in which certain ivory keys are fixed, exactly resembling those of a pianoforte. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands There was a grand pianoforte too, and a glass chiffonnière, in which all her little birthday and holiday gifts were arranged. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 He had placed the open pages of the manuscript on the pianoforte desk, and I was glancing over them in close scrutiny. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z The pianoforte was directly evolved from the clavichord and the harpsichord. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 This was brought about in a great measure by the mechanical improvement of the pianoforte and the extension of its scale. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Then there was eternal tuning of the pianoforte, which most perversely insisted on not suiting voices that might have sung duets with a peacock. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas In this Cathedral, and I suppose in every other, the boys have at least one hour of daily practice under the most favourable circumstances of quiet music-room and good pianoforte, and an able teacher. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Occasionally one of the boys would take the pianoforte part. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z In the pianoforte concerto in B flat, and in the double concerto,1 Op. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" There is a wide field open in that direction to clever mechanical people, much as has been accomplished already; particularly in instruments of the pianoforte genus. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The trumpet can blare, but not sigh; contrariwise the flute; the pianoforte can do both. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music Some choirmasters imagine that practice with the organ or the pianoforte will cure flattening and uncertainty. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. I was incessantly at the pianoforte trying to produce the same delightful tone quality by imitating his manner and style. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z He took shares in the pianoforte business of a firm which went bankrupt in 1800. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Presently, a most extraordinarily beautiful female voice was heard singing to a pianoforte accompaniment. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. And the pianoforte has one possession wholly peculiar to itself, an inimitable device, a photograph of the sky, a ray of moonlight—the Pedal. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music A pianoforte, lightly touched, is commonly used, but the teacher should frequently leave his seat, and accustom the choir to go on alone. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. He very cordially invited me to come to his room, saying, "We will play sonatas for violin and pianoforte together." Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z He then established a pianoforte and music business of his own, under the name of Clementi & Co. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The concerto for pianoforte with accompaniment of the orchestra in E may be instanced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Let doubters consider how the pianoforte was esteemed by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, who dedicated their choicest thoughts to it. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music They are held in the little choir vestry, near the organ, where there is a cottage pianoforte, flanked by a couple of long music desks, at which the boys stand as they sing. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Dreyschock, passing through that city, called on him one morning, and upon going up the staircase to his room, heard the most lovely tones of the pianoforte imaginable. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z For the history of the clavicytherium considered as a forerunner of the pianoforte see Pianoforte. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" He wrote books about which all Germany was talking, he could improvise on the pianoforte, compose operas, sketch caricatures, and streams of wit gushed from him so soon as he opened his mouth. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Beethoven, who incontestably achieved the greatest progress on and for the pianoforte, divined the mysteries of the pedal, and to him we owe the first liberties. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music Dr. Longhurst sat at the grand pianoforte, and the boys were grouped in fours or fives round four music-stands, on which the large folio voice parts, in type or MS., were placed. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Schindler's attitude as to the undesirability of orchestral pianoforte arrangements will meet with the approval of many, but he certainly carried his sensitiveness in regard to the interpretation of Beethoven's works to amusing extremes. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z I had cast off all my rustic shyness, and sat at the pianoforte with my score before me like an experienced professional, directing the performances of my prima donna. Weird Tales. Vol. I Every note marked long in pianoforte music is therefore essentially a sforzando followed by a rapid diminuendo. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast After a few minutes were elapsed I went to the pianoforte and began playing. Ellen Middleton—A Tale It began with slow scales sung to a light pianoforte accompaniment. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. He held all four-hand pianoforte arrangements of works designed and composed for orchestra as abominations. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Why I did not take my usual place at the pianoforte I cannot explain, even to myself, nor why I sat down beside the Baroness on the sofa. Weird Tales. Vol. I When these Eolian effects, as applied to the pianoforte, have been carefully studied, many devices for controlling them will be brought forward. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Edward smiled; but this time it was my eyes he sought; and by my side he sat down, when we left the pianoforte and went into the next room. Ellen Middleton—A Tale Dr. Lloyd was by no means tied to the pianoforte during rehearsal, and frequently left his seat, and paced up and down, beating time while the singing went on. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Among other works of his was a duo for two pianofortes. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Mr. Arthur Whiting, considering the horseless pianoforte some time ago, was also enthusiastic. The So-called Human Race Yet the decline of its popularity in comparison with the pianoforte may be accounted for on very rational grounds. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast She is only disagreeable and fashionable; and she is as impersonal and monotonous as a self-playing pianoforte. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Dr. C. H. Lloyd sits at a small pianoforte, placed across one end of the seats, thus commanding all the boys with his eye. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. This I believe to have been the first exclusively pianoforte recital tour ever undertaken in this country. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z With a voice full of individuality of flavor and unusual quality, Mr. Carl E. Duncan, perfectly accompanied by his mother at the pianoforte, rendered “I Hear You Calling Me.” The So-called Human Race The Musical Herald gives each month, in reply to questions, lists of songs, pianoforte and organ pieces, violin pieces, orchestral pieces, choral works, all of which carry its recommendation. The Mechanism of the Human Voice He has had his pianoforte tuned, and actually proposes sending it up into one of these rooms for my use. Records of Later Life Since this Patent Bill, we have got very noisy between percussion guns and pianofortes. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III Parish Alvars, the harpist, had originated this device, and Thalberg adapted it to the pianoforte, for which instrument it was better suited and more effective than on the harp. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z For they were composed in the transitional period between the waning influence of the harpsichord and the advent of the pianoforte, not yet come to its own. Music: An Art and a Language Nay, as I played on the pianoforte, even the Heads of Houses began to patronize music at their evening parties, though no gentleman at that time would have played at Oxford. My Autobiography A Fragment A young lady was standing by the pianoforte, singing "Auld Lang Syne." Phemie Frost's Experiences It was a pianoforte invention, and the instrument was introduced into the Council Chamber, and played upon by Madame D�lcken for the edification of their Lordships. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III Moreover, in several of his concerts I played with him his duo for two pianofortes on themes from "Norma," and these were occasions of great artistic profit. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z For there are noble and poetically inspired thoughts of many composers which may be satisfactorily presented through a number of media: pianoforte, organ, string-quartet or voices. Music: An Art and a Language He was very fond of music, but I was, perhaps, the better performer on the pianoforte. My Autobiography A Fragment The most valuable treatise ever written on pianoforte studies is incorporated in Mr. Huneker's recent volume, "Mezzotints in Modern Music." Melomaniacs At a morning visit, Liszt delighted the party with a performance upon his Chickering pianoforte. Italy, the Magic Land This is true of all of his concerted works; but his weak point is manifested in his pianoforte compositions, especially in the sonatas, which are not idiomatic of the instrument for which they were written. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z The pianoforte can neither steadily sustain a tone nor increase it ; achievements for which the strings and the wind instruments are so valued. Music: An Art and a Language After that there was supper for all the guests, and then followed a chorus from his St. Paul, and a triple concerto of Bach, played on three pianofortes by Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Hiller. My Autobiography A Fragment As on a pianoforte keyboard, the white spaces correspond to the tones, and the black to the semitones. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook Benjamin Crehore of Milton, Mass., made the first pianoforte in New England. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Thus he sat in the corner diagonal to the pianoforte, looking over the right shoulder of the player. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z But the tone of the pianoforte is so fleeting that such a mixture ensures great brilliance and warmth without undue jargon, and is thus akin to the blending of strange colors by modern painters. Music: An Art and a Language He also gives lessons in pianoforte and violin playing, and composes songs and 'zarzuelas.' The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The pianoforte may also be used for the same purpose. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook Production of Harry Rowe Shelley's "Dance of Egyptian Maidens"; and H. H. Huss's rhapsody for the pianoforte and orchestra at the convention of the Music Teachers' National Association in New York City. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Here are statues, casts from the frieze of the Parthenon, pictures, prints, books, and minerals; four pianofortes of different sizes, and an excellent harp. A Walk from London to Fulham Many people, in fact, play the pianoforte with too little, rather than too much, pedal; or with too much pedal used the wrong way! Music: An Art and a Language It was a very short and very simple Adagio cantabile in the Key of F for a solo pianoforte. A Day with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy The pianoforte solos by Nalder, Jacob and Shirley were all excellent and thoroughly well appreciated, as was our old friend, "Let's have a Peal," by the First XI. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Liszt's "Tödten-Tanz," for pianoforte and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Dr. Crotch has composed numerous pieces for the organ and pianoforte, and published, in 1812, ‘Elements of Musical Composition and Thorough Bass,’ and subsequently specimens of various styles of music of all ages. A Walk from London to Fulham A definite attempt should be made to cultivate a feeling for color and warmth of tone; a hard, colorless tone on the pianoforte being a great blemish as it is so unnecessary. Music: An Art and a Language The well-used pianoforte could be approached without circuitous negotiation of a rampart of books and papers, and the chairs were free from encumbrances. A Day with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hummel played on the harpsichord as late as 1805, but it had to give way, though most reluctantly, to the new invention called the pianoforte. How the Piano Came to Be Schelling's "Fantastic Suite" for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events It seemed as if some one were practising vocal music with a pianoforte accompaniment. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery It is so idiomatically conceived for orchestra that only the barest idea can be gained from a pianoforte transcription. Music: An Art and a Language “Would it be asking too much of you to play the pianoforte accompaniment?” The First Violin A Novel Again we are indebted to Italy for the invention and name of the pianoforte. How the Piano Came to Be Percy Grainger's "The Warriors" given by the Symphony Society at Aeolian Hall, New York City, with the composer at the pianoforte. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events My signature merely guarantees the quality just as the name of a maker on a pianoforte guarantees the instrument. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Yet during his entire early career Beethoven was famous as a performer and improviser on the pianoforte and some, at any rate, of his deepest thoughts have been confided to that instrument. Music: An Art and a Language As the pianoforte is a stringed instrument, some attention should be given to the subject of the vibration of strings. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The name "pianoforte" is traced clearly to the year 1598 and is said to have been originated by an Italian named Paliarino. How the Piano Came to Be American début of the Hungarian pianist, Nyredghasi, in Chaikovsky's pianoforte concerto in B flat, with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Lexington Theatre, New York City. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events I myself always practise 'Hamilton's Exercises' on the pianoforte for one hour every day, from half-past ten till eleven, and from half-past three till four. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius In any consideration of this work from a pianoforte version we must always remember how much the beauty and eloquence of the themes depend upon the solo instruments to which they are assigned. Music: An Art and a Language No wider range of views upon the subject of pianoforte playing could possibly come between the covers of a book. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression The cargo was sold for the benefit of the National Treasury, and among other articles was a pianoforte of London make. How the Piano Came to Be Debussy's Two Nocturnes for pianoforte and orchestra, and a "Fantasy," given by the Symphony Society, New York City, with Alfred Cortot at the pianoforte. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events This power, which would have made her a successful actress, found its usual outlet in her pianoforte playing, which affected her hearers as only extraordinary nervous and passionate force can affect people. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The pianoforte, in fact, has aptly been called "a harp laid on its back" to which the action of keys has been applied. Music: An Art and a Language I fail to see how pianoforte technic can go much beyond these, unless one gets more fingers or more hands. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Mark, who had a holiday, hearing that an auction was to take place at the neighbouring town, at which a pianoforte was for sale, set off to attend it. The Mines and its Wonders The pianoforte manufacturing house of Steinway and Sons established in New York City. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events The concert ended by an improvisation on the pianoforte. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. In his pianoforte compositions, then, we find a striking freedom in the choice of subject, which is generally indicated by some poetically descriptive title, e.g., Music: An Art and a Language Two years later he became teacher of pianoforte at the Helsingfors Conservatory in the Finnish capital. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Mendelssohn used it in military music, and in two concerted pieces for clarinet and basset horn with pianoforte accompaniment, in F and D min., opp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Arthur Whiting's Fantasy for pianoforte and orchestra in B flat minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Two operettas, a piano concerto and a number of published pianoforte pieces and songs do little more than show how great was his promise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Schumann's chief contribution to the development of the German Song lay in the pianoforte part, which with Schubert and Mendelssohn might properly be called an accompaniment, however rich and varied. Music: An Art and a Language In 1890 he captured the famous Rubinstein prizes for both pianoforte and composition. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Yet the dances are still Spanish; and even if the pianoforte has ousted the guitar, the castanets give, notwithstanding, a characteristic note which the aggressive muslin and the pink, ill-fitting tights cannot entirely destroy. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia R. Strauss's "Burleske" in D minor for pianoforte and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Bach had to play on the numerous newly invented pianofortes of Silbermann which the king had bought, and also to try the organs of the churches of Potsdam. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" But in Schumann the pianoforte attains to a real independence of style, intensifying in the most subtle and delicate way every shade of poetic feeling in the text. Music: An Art and a Language Modern pianoforte teachers in many instances seem to make deliberate attempts to complicate the very simple matter of touch. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Besides more than threescore of operas, Donizetti composed seven masses, twelve string quartets, and a host of songs, cantatas and vespers, as well as pianoforte music. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Saint-Saëns's fantasia "Africa" for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Symphony Society in New York City with the composer as soloist. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events He is of some historical interest as the first composer who preferred the pianoforte to the older keyed-instruments; but his works, though elegant and pleasing, were ephemeral in character and have been deservedly forgotten. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" This piece illustrates the vigor and massiveness of Schumann's pianoforte style. Music: An Art and a Language I have often been asked if the future of pianoforte composition seemed destined to alter the technic of the instrument, as did the compositions of Liszt, for instance. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression When but ten years old Beethoven produced his first pianoforte sonata, and was installed as assistant organist in the Electoral Chapel at Bonn. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) R. Laparra's poem on four popular verses, "Un Dimanche Basque," for orchestra with pianoforte, produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with the composer as soloist. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Walter Bache was professor of the pianoforte at the Royal Academy of Music for some years before his death, and the foundation of the Liszt scholarship at that institution was mainly due to his efforts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" There was much in common between the two; they both were extremely versatile, of strong literary bent and naturally drawn to the same media of expression: pianoforte, solo voices and orchestra. Music: An Art and a Language Why does Rachmaninoff excel as a composer for pianoforte? Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression At the age of nine he played a pianoforte concerto with improvisations in public. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Debussy's "Fantasy" for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Alfred Cortot as soloist. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events The answer is—"Well, the people that my daughter took it to said they had intrusted the violin to their best pianoforte repairer, who had worked in one of the principal manufactories in London." The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. In the pianoforte Scherzos and in the Rondo Capriccioso in E major there is without doubt a vitality and a play of fancy easier to criticize than to create. Music: An Art and a Language Without the conventional technical basis to work upon, this has necessarily resulted in several aspects of pianoforte study which are naturally somewhat different from the commonly accepted ideas of the technicians. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression No less original were his effective transfers of the song motive to pianoforte music, as shown in his "Moments Musicales" and "Impromptus." A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Being a master of the pianoforte and a composer of rare talent, he can hardly be called sane. A Village of Vagabonds The next item, ladies and gentlemen," said he, "is another pianoforte solo by this young lady. Stingaree Rapidity and brilliance on the pianoforte do not depend on so many notes per second but on vitality and precision of accent. Music: An Art and a Language In the same year he became Professor of pianoforte playing at the Moscow Imperial Conservatory. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression The celebrated twenty-four violin capricci, written early in Paganini's career, have been rendered familiar by their transcriptions to the pianoforte by Schumann and Liszt. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) A heavy-fisted player, desiring to show his command over the instrument, will try to turn the accompaniment into a pianoforte solo, and the nice notes of the struggling singer will be entirely drowned by noise. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Miss Bouverie opened it herself with the inevitably thankless pianoforte solo, in this case gratuitously meretricious into the bargain, albeit the arbitrary choice of no less a judge than Mrs. Clarkson. Stingaree When the sincerity of a composer is in question there is a great difference as to what should be the standard of judgment, whether the work be for orchestra or for pianoforte. Music: An Art and a Language Fine phrasing depends first upon a knowledge of music which enables one to define the limitations of the phrase and then upon a knowledge of pianoforte playing which enables one to execute it properly. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression At this stage of his existence, Rorie had no appreciation of brilliant pianoforte playing. Vixen, Volume I. On the first arrest by Miss Rabbit at the pianoforte, he sat himself on a chair already occupied by Gertie. Love at Paddington He can give pianoforte lessons also, but he plays the violin better. A Christmas Posy In works for pianoforte, however, the composer who is also a virtuoso will often, and quite justifiably, introduce passages of purely pianistic effect which in other circumstances would amount to a confession of deficient imagination. Music: An Art and a Language He should even be able to sense the weight or upward pressure which brings the pianoforte key back into position after it has been depressed. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression They danced, but with no music but a pianoforte. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Gertie went to the pianoforte, and all prepared to join, with the exception of Bulpert, who, in the corner, and his back to the others, ate sandwiches. Love at Paddington The ladies remained in the Bazaar and discussed oranges, with an occasional dance to the pianoforte, as the band retired for refreshment too, in one of the attendants' rooms. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Every number of the set is a gem, In der Nacht being perhaps the most poetic of Schumann's short pieces for the pianoforte. Music: An Art and a Language Exercises for the mechanical side of pianoforte playing abound. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression One day a man, who came to tune the pianoforte, extolled the merits of an AEolian harp. Jack 1877 The music within ceased; the lid of the pianoforte closed. Love at Paddington Now it was the franchise and Bloomer costume, just as aforetime it was the pianoforte and general fascination. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis All of Chopin's works were not only published for the pianoforte but were conceived in terms of the pianoforte; his style in this respect being quite unique in the history of musical art. Music: An Art and a Language Indeed, Individuality, Character and Temperament are becoming more and more significant in the highly organized art of pianoforte playing. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression There is a romance for 'cello and orchestra; two numbers of four-hand pieces, originally so composed; twelve books of songs; and quite a long list of pieces for the pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Presently the harmonious tones of a pianoforte were audible. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 For a long time I thought it was going to be all tea and muffins and pianoforte. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis But if the full beauty of Chopin's conception is to be gained, his music must be played on the pianoforte and on nothing else. Music: An Art and a Language No machine can ever achieve the distinguishing charm that this trinity brings to pianoforte playing. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Nothing more contrasted, no more agreeable succession of moods, no more imposing example of poetic treatment of the pianoforte is to be found in the entire literature of the instrument. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations One of our travellers, a German who plays on the guitar and the pianoforte, along with three others; he sang the "Swiss Boy" to us. A Journey to America in 1834 How you would enjoy playing it on the pianoforte if you only knew how! The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Again, the pianoforte is not meant for great rapidity of utterance, such as, for instance, we associate with the violin, the flute or the clarinet. Music: An Art and a Language What channel in the study of pianoforte must the pupil develop most thoroughly? Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression These lovely melodies, moreover, are supported by pianoforte accompaniments which at times rise to a co-ordinate rank with the melody itself as part of the expression of the poem. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Saw the two Woods, one a pianoforte maker and the other a carrier. A Journey to America in 1834 It gives you, from the moment it enters your house, control over the keyboard of the pianoforte that so long has stood mute in your home. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players In a book such as this, chiefly concerned with broad principles of structure and style, it would be out of place to attempt a detailed account of Liszt's numerous and varied pianoforte compositions. Music: An Art and a Language There she was placed under the artistic guidance of one of the foremost English teachers of pianoforte, Oscar Beringer, with whom she remained for six years. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Since 1876 he has been engaged as a successful teacher of the pianoforte in Boston, and since 1878 has been organist of the First Unitarian Church in Boston. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations East Indian tree which in part yields the black ebony wood of commerce, much used in fancy cabinetwork and turnery, door knobs, pianoforte keys, etc. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture You have a beautiful pianoforte in your house—for the use of others. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players The dynamic gradation of pianoforte tone is caused by the amount of force with which the hammer strikes the wires; and this power is applied by the attack and pressure of the fingers. Music: An Art and a Language The question of progress in pianoforte playing is one that admits of the widest possible discussion. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression By general consent of music lovers and connoisseurs, Mr. Edward Alexander MacDowell, or Prof. MacDowell as he should now be called, is the most finished and accomplished writer for the pianoforte that we have. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations With frowning brow To the pianoforte he moves And various chords upon it proves, Then, eyeing Olga, whispers low: "I'm happy, say, is it not so?" Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse You know that your friend doesn't play the pianoforte. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players As Berlioz is, if possible, even more idiomatic for the orchestra than Chopin for the pianoforte, no conception of the real quality of his message can be gained from transcriptions, however good. Music: An Art and a Language What does originality in pianoforte playing really mean? Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression There are two concertos for pianoforte and orchestra, both of which have been played very successfully, the first one many times over by Mme. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations But Madam Royall had treated the girls to the new instrument coming into vogue, the pianoforte. A Little Girl in Old Boston I mean those who play the pianoforte, but not well enough to play publicly or professionally. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players He certainly brought out of the pianoforte a sonority and wealth of color which heretofore had been associated only with the orchestra. Music: An Art and a Language Name seven of the most original composers for the pianoforte. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Schumann was condemned for many years after his death, yet at the present time no master stands higher as a pianoforte writer pure and simple. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations And she repeated the chapel plan to the theatre group, the theatre plan to the chapel party, the nursing to the pianoforte proposers, the haberdashery shop to the private school advocates. The Lost Girl With me, in time, as with so many amateurs, pianoforte playing had to yield first place to my regular work. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players No estimate of Schumann would be fair or comprehensive without some mention of his songs; upon which, together with his pianoforte compositions, his immortality tends more and more to rest. Music: An Art and a Language The preservation of one's individuality in playing is perhaps one of the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most essential tasks in the study of the pianoforte. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Nevertheless it is a most delightful example of Schumann's imagination and of tone-poetry for pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations And so she trudged the country, giving music lessons to the daughters of tradesmen and of colliers who boasted pianofortes. The Lost Girl Widely known as they are for voice, they have through these transcriptions become almost as familiar for pianoforte. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players It seems that, at one of the concerts in a small town, the pianoforte was a semitone too low, whereupon young Brahms transposed at sight a difficult Beethoven Sonata into the requisite higher key. Music: An Art and a Language There is enough nervous energy expended in pianoforte study as it is without exacting any more from the pupil. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression In order to appreciate Liszt's standpoint as pianoforte writer more particularly, it is necessary for a moment to glance at his celebrated contemporary, Thalberg. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations They had no piccolo pianofortes in those days, or they would have had something lighter than the Lays, as the better after-supper Poet calls it—a "Something more exquisite still." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Another point raised against Chopin was, that practically he confined himself to composing for pianoforte. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players When he resigned his post and came before the public with his first large work, a concerto for pianoforte and or233chestra, the gain made in increased power and resources was evident. Music: An Art and a Language This does not imply that Deppe did not evolve some very useful ideas in pianoforte work. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression That all these have shown great originality is unmistakable; yet no one of them has written pianoforte music uniting elegance and pianoforte tact with complete originality and success. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations She had hardly struck the opening chords of a simple pianoforte piece when there came a knock at the door. The Music Master Novelized from the Play One of Chopin's favorite musical amusements, when a guest in the house of intimate friends, was to play on the pianoforte "musical portraits" of the company. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players The pianoforte should always be played with a keen regard for this power of shading, of nuance; the tones should undulate like the winds or the waves. Music: An Art and a Language It is a seemingly impossible task to define the number of attributes of really excellent pianoforte playing. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression This we find in the pianoforte sonatas quite as plainly as in the songs themselves. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations At the very outset he would discover that she was quite a good amateur pianoforte player, with a fine musical ear, and then he would see through her ruse and refuse to teach her. The Music Master Novelized from the Play This has been called the best funeral march ever written for the pianoforte. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Anything like the steady sostenuto level for which the organ shows itself so fitted is, except for special effects, entirely foreign to the nature of the pianoforte. Music: An Art and a Language It is the most difficult branch of higher pianoforte study. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression At least three of these variations display great finesse in treating the pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations But none of these breaches in the Englishman's castle-house can be made without a cannonade of books and pianoforte music. Socialism: Positive and Negative In my opinion it is not only "the best funeral march ever written for the pianoforte," but the most intrinsically beautiful and sad funeral march ever composed. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players As for the pianoforte music, when the Songs without Words are called "hackneyed" we must remember that only compositions of truly popular appeal ever have sufficient vogue to warrant the application of this opprobrious term. Music: An Art and a Language This applies not only to composition, but to pianoforte playing as well. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression It is a very brilliant and original piece, full of delightful pianoforte effect. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations It was a pianoforte of the latest pattern, and with exclamations of delight she sat down and began to strike chords, softly at first, as if half afraid, then more boldly. Marcia Schuyler It was of this polonaise Chopin said, "If I had the strength to play it as it should be played I would break all the strings of the pianoforte." The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Even a slight analysis of Chopin's style proves that it is based upon logical inferences, drawn from the series of overtones as they are generated and reinforced by the very nature of the pianoforte. Music: An Art and a Language They knew the literature of the pianoforte in all its possible branches. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression There are difficulties in doing this adequately, arising from the fact that as piano virtuoso, Chopin, when fully expressing himself, did so without regard for the convenience of imperfectly-trained hands upon the pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations There was in it an old worn-out pianoforte,—and though Mrs. Mason had talked somewhat grandly of the use of her drawing-room, it was here that the singing had been taught. Orley Farm Yet any one who will seriously study Brahms and begin with the shorter pianoforte pieces, Op. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players In considering Liszt's pianoforte works we must remember that he was a born virtuoso with a natural fondness for219 exploiting the possibilities of his instrument, and with an amazing technique as a performer. Music: An Art and a Language In all good pianoforte playing there is a vital spark that seems to make each interpretation of a masterpiece—a living thing. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression He early produced his concerto for pianoforte in G minor, and played it at many musical festivals. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations March 11th, My Brother,—The Mazurka has been found beneath the lid of thy pianoforte and is already despatched to thee—that pianoforte, alas! which must now remain silent until thy longed-for return. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 Singers who cannot accompany themselves on the pianoforte, will find this new instrument a boon. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Much unjust criticism has been expended upon Liszt for treating the pianoforte like an orchestra. Music: An Art and a Language What may be considered the most difficult branch of pianoforte study? Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression He began his creative career by the arrangement of a collection of Paganini's studies, in which he sought to reproduce upon the pianoforte some of the effects of the famous Paganini caprices for the violin. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Besides these he wrote a large number of orchestral pieces, songs, and cantatas, and a rich and varied collection of pianoforte solos, transcriptions, and arrangements. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers "This is the first time I ever have heard every note of the pianoforte part of the Schumann quintet," said the first violinist of a well known string quartet to Mr. E.R. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players The pianoforte as a coloristic instrument, in short, is completely itself only when played with the lid raised. Music: An Art and a Language His work as a composer was not significant but in certain branches of pianoforte playing he rose to exceptional heights. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Moreover, the runs of Chopin are more complicated and daring, yet at the same time better adapted to rapid performance than any of those by the older writers for pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Grove catalogues among his works: "Cervantes, an overture for orchestra;" a scherzo for ditto; overture to a comedy; a string quintet and many other pieces in MS.; pianoforte quartet in B, op. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers My book, "How to Appreciate Music," in the chapter devoted to the pianoforte, contains a paragraph relating to the Pianola and its influence in popularizing music and stimulating musical taste. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players Schumann was one of the most daring experimenters in this respect and such fantastic effects are frequent in his pianoforte works—notably in the Carnaval, op. Music: An Art and a Language An interesting question that frequently arises in musical circles relates to the future possibilities of the art of composition in its connection with the pianoforte. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression It will require a great deal of practice to play well, but when so played it produces a very pleasing pianoforte effect. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Among the recent purchases of the family, a pianoforte, costing £50, may be enumerated, although no one in the house can play a note. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 I once turned the old question, "What is home without a mother," into "What is home without a pianoforte?" The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players This development was furthered by the perfecting of two groups of instruments: The violins, by the great Italian masters; and those precursors of our modern pianoforte, the harpsichord, clavichord and spinet. Music: An Art and a Language Are other great schools of pianoforte playing likely to arise? Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression These, I may add, are no longer the utmost limit of pianoforte difficulty, as they were at the time when written; later writers have passed considerably beyond even the most difficult works of Chopin. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations We found only Mrs. Lance at home, and whether she boasts any offspring besides a grand pianoforte did not appear. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Suppose the days of miracles weren't past and, by some miracle, you suddenly found yourself in command of the technique of the pianoforte—able to play whatever you wanted to. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players In fairness we should state that on the harpsichord—with its contrasting stops and key-boards—for which the piece was composed, there is possible more variety of effect than on the modern pianoforte. Music: An Art and a Language Any one can move the fingers up and down with great rapidity; no study of the pianoforte keyboard is necessary to do this. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression No periods can be safely marked in the creative career of Liszt, at least not in so far as relates to the pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations He will not sing without a pianoforte accompaniment. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record When you come to a phrase that should be taken a little faster, you move the lever slightly to the right—and the pianoforte responds. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players But the real effect of his Quartets is so bound up with idiomatic treatment of the strings that in any transcription for pianoforte the music suffers grievously. Music: An Art and a Language The savage in the African wilds is gifted with that kind of dexterity, although he may never have seen a pianoforte. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression The fourth, again, is equally novel and equally significant for the pianoforte. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Eight for my pianoforte is about what I really expected to get; I am more anxious to know the amount of my books, especially as they are said to have sold well. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record You can hear Paderewski interpret your favorite nocturne, but you can't go home to your own pianoforte and let your fingers conjure up memories of it on the keyboard. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players The French composer Ravel in his pianoforte piece Pavane pour un enfant defunt has used with remarkable effect the stately rhythm of that dance. Music: An Art and a Language There was a time in the past when an apparent effort was made to make everything pertaining to pianoforte technic as stiff and inelastic as possible. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Mendelssohn as pianoforte composer represents two very important and characteristic moods—the scherzo and the song without words. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Between the songs were lessons on the harp, or harp and pianoforte together; and the harp-player was Wiepart, whose name seems famous, though new to me. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record But did you know that he's written some charming little pieces for pianoforte? The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players These have all been transcribed for the pianoforte by Liszt and so are readily available; they are often played at pianoforte recitals by Paderewski and other virtuosi. Music: An Art and a Language He should have been previously instructed in the principles of the different kinds of touch used in pianoforte playing. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression In the earlier part of this period he was considered one of the great pianoforte virtuosi of his time; his playing was distinguished for force, strong contrasts, musical quality, and, above all, pathetic expression. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations The wanderings of the two boys offer a fine opportunity for scenic variety; while the sentiment is of precisely the nature to be stimulated by a pianoforte accompaniment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 I had progressed on the pianoforte until I was able to play Liszt's arrangement of the Spinning Song from Wagner's "Flying Dutchman." The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players He is also the author of a violin sonata which has enjoyed a popularity second only to that of Franck and a Quintet for pianoforte and strings of distinct originality. Music: An Art and a Language Personally I believe in 'pure music,' that is music in the field of pianoforte composition that is sufficient unto itself and which does not require any of the other arts to enhance its beauty. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Of all the pianoforte music which he produced, the "Rondo Capriccioso" is the one which most completely represents the characteristic range of his imagination. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations The great reality is the mind of Beethoven communicating to my mind through the complex intervention of three different brains with their neuro-muscular systems, and an endless variety of aërial vibrations proceeding from a pianoforte. Mind and Motion and Monism It is a difficult piece, but there is a great deal of pianoforte music that is more difficult and that was entirely beyond me. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players He had a sensitive imagination, an individual harmonic style; and in those works which he has left—notably several songs, a Quartet for pianoforte and strings and the Symphony in B-flat major, op. Music: An Art and a Language He went to Paris to study medicine, but, having had a musical training in the country of his birth, he became a good pianoforte teacher and an excellent writer upon musical subjects. 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