The
Hills are Alive with the Sound of
Keyboard Music
Joyful
Sound of Piano
Music
Hearing
cascading music being played on a
keyboard is a wonderful sound
indeed.
The
keyboard is one of the most
versatile of musical instruments
and playing one can prove to be a
challenging task.
These
instruments, which include the
harpsichords of the past to the
modern organs and pianos of
today, have evolved over the
years and dictated the kinds of
sounds that permeate the
music.
Listening
to the Greatest
Musicians
Isn't it a
wonderful feeling just to sit
back and listen to classical
keyboard music played by masters
of the art such as Bach and
Scarlatti? The piano can be very
lyrical in the hands of Chopin
and Debussy, with almost abstract
melodies. In the case of Fugue in
G Minor by Bach, the organ can be
dramatic.
Keyboard
music is superb when listening to
expert jazz musicians such as
pianists Oscar Peterson, Art
Tatum, Dave Brubeck and Thelonius
Monk. All of these accomplished
musicians are still very
influential today.
Keyboards
and Rock N Roll Music
Rock music,
which began in the 50s, was
influenced by a broad field of
cultures and music traditions.
Ragtime was made popular by Scott
Joplin playing his tunes on the
piano. Jerry Lee Lewis, who was
considered the finest keyboard
player from that era, played with
almost every part of his body,
including his feet!
Rock and
roll was typically played with
some type of keyboard instrument.
The Hammond organ, which was
famous for its big sound, became
more popular as rock music
developed among groups than other
organs.
Technology
Enters the World of Keyboard
Music
The
invention of the electronic
synthesizer had a big impact on
the sound of keyboard music. This
new technology allowed the piano
to electronically mimic a full
orchestra or any other instrument
within it.
Jean Michel
Jarre and Rick Wakeman led the
way for dance and ambient music
available to us today with the
use of keyboard synthesizers.
The
Hybrids of Music
Musical
fusion has also been made
possible by modern instruments
adapting old ideas. The French
jazz pianist Jacques Loussier is
well known for interpreting the
work of Bach. Organist Keith
Emerson liked to give the
classics the rock treatment.
He reworked
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos as
part of the band, The Nice into
an album called Five Bridges.
Then, as part of Emerson, Lake
and Palmer, he reinvented
Pictures at an Exhibition by the
Russian composer,
Mussorgsky.
Sounds
of Classic Keyboard
Music
Keyboard
music from the past will always
be an influence on each new era,
even though musical instruments
will continue to change with more
technology developments.
Different
genres go in and out of fashion.
In pop music, the keyboard based
bands from the 1980s such as
Duran Duran dominated that decade
and now guitar bands are the tour
de force. What comes around, goes
around.
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easy but this article
will help you to decide
if it is right for you.
Now, go tickle those
ivories.
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