Haden and Redman came from the world of Ornette Coleman, the Texas firebrand whose free jazz revolution had unravelled the ...

Adhering to the principle that simplicity is key, the FP-10 combines a superb piano sound and an excellent weighted keybed into an affordable, no-frills instrument that truly hits the target for ...

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Using piano software has its perks. In fact, more and more music virtuoso tend to prefer it over a traditional piano. Sure, more conservative folks might say that virtual piano software cannot ...

In the months before the start of the Revolutionary War, John Behrent (also spelled Berent) built the first piano sold commercially in the United States. More than 100 years later — at the behest of ...

The forward leaps in sampling technology and playability of today’s digital pianos now put them firmly on par with traditional instruments in terms of sound quality. When it comes to practicality, ...

The Beethoven Center at San Jose State University, boasting the world's second-largest collection of items related to the revolutionary German composer, adds an intriguing 18th-century ...

The clavichord offers a radically intimate take on music of the late Baroque. Where the harpsichord plucks the strings, the clavichord caresses them with tiny blades of brass. It was the instrument of ...

At Hatchlands he insisted that all the antique harpsichords, virginals, clavichords and pianofortes (which he turned over to the Cobbe Collection Trust) should be kept in playing condition. It was an ...