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Harry S. Truman
Truman was the 33rd President of the United States of America; he played the piano. Measured by the time and effort expended, the…
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Classical Piano Styles
No instrument possesses the wide-ranging stylistic potential inherent to the piano. Many instruments can be comfortably played in a multitude of styles, but…
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Katzenklavier: A Medicine For Melancholy
The “Cat Organ,” or “Cat Piano,” was an idea attributed to, but probably not executed by, the German Jesuit Scholar, Anthanasius Kircher, S.J….
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Early 1500s, Spinet
Almost identical in construction to the oblong virginal and the harpsichord, the spinet, or bentside spinet, was thought to have gained popularity in the…
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Red Pops for (RED) Steinway ($1.925 Million)
A Confluence of Design Unlike other public sales included in the category of most expensive pianos, Sotheby’s (RED) Auction was organized solely for…
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Albert Einstein
A German theoretical physicist, who played the piano and violin. Music was no mere diversion. On the contrary, it helped him think. ‘Whenever…
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How To Sell Your Piano
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Alan Watts,…
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Klavins’ Giant
Up until 1987, the largest piano was the 1935 British Challen & Son Concert Grand built for King George V and Queen Mary’s…
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Early 1500s, Virginal
So-called because the instrument was played predominately by ‘maids and young ladies,’ and was the fitting expression for accompanying “sweet voices singing hymns,” the…
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OFF-KEY: A Dream
Through sheets of rain, faint percussive sounds echo from the right. Though anxious, she follows the sound. She walks at a quick pace…
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