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Reconstruction of a tangent piano according to historical examples by Dierik Potvlieghe

The tangent piano is a very rare keyboard instrument that resembles a harpsichord and early pianos in design. It normally features five octaves of keys and the strings are acted upon by narrow wooden or metal slips when the keys are depressed.

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Tangent piano

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The tangent piano is a very rare keyboard instrument that resembles a harpsichord and early pianos in design. It normally features five octaves of keys...

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harpsichord were well developed. In a clavichord, the strings are struck by tangents, while in a harpsichord, they are mechanically plucked by quills when the...

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List of period instruments

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Contrabassoon Cor anglais Clavichord Harpsichord Spinet Tangent piano Fortepiano (early Piano) Organ Buccin Ophicleide—a Serpent replacement, precursor...

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Christoph Hammer

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and ORF. In 2012, Hammer, together with Sylvia Ackermann, presented a tangent piano to the public in a concert. This was discovered in 2006 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg...

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The Tangent

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The Tangent is a progressive rock group formed in 2002, led by keyboardist and singer Andy Tillison. The band was formed in 2002 by Parallel or 90 Degrees...

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Player piano Prepared piano Social history of the piano String piano Tangent piano stamped inside the piano in my house Larry Fine; The Piano Book: Buying...

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Classical music

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clavichord, the tangent piano, the harpsichord, the pipe organ, and, later in the period, the fortepiano (an early version of the piano). Percussion instruments...

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List of string instruments

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Electric piano

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An electric piano is a musical instrument that has a piano-style musical keyboard, where sound is produced by means of mechanical hammers striking metal...

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Baroque music

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instrument, from the early 18th century) Clavichord Tangent piano Fortepiano – an early version of the piano invented c. 1700, but did not become popular during...

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Clavichord

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pressed, the tangent strikes the strings above, causing them to sound in a similar fashion to the hammering technique on a guitar. Unlike in a piano action...

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Abegg Trio

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Mozart (piano trios KV 10 - 15, Divertimento KV 254) were recorded with a Silbermann-fortepiano replica of a 1749 Silbermann and a tangent piano, works...

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Johann Esaias von Seidel

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especially for events organised by the Kulturwerkstatt Sulzbach-Rosenberg. A tangent piano in its original condition was discovered in the estate. It was presented...

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Clavinet

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keyboard weighted which allows a different volume for each note like a piano and clavichord, along with aftertouch as the string is stretched. The end...

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Scott Herren

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"Happiness('s Unit of Measure) (Prefuse 73 Remix)" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005) Daedelus - "Welcome Home" from Exquisite Corpse (2005) Nobody -...

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Conrad Graf

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Graf (1827), Nannette Streicher & Sohn (1825), orphica (ca. 1800) and tangent piano by Späth und Schmahl (1790) and Nannette Streicher fortepiano (1816)...

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Keyboard expression

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and/or to play with a form of vibrato known as bebung. Unlike in a piano action, the tangent does not rebound from the string; rather, it stays in contact...

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Nannette Streicher

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Graf (1827), Nannette Streicher & Sohn (1825), orphica (ca. 1800) and tangent piano by Späth und Schmahl (1790) and Nannette Streicher fortepiano (1816)...

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In Through the Out Door

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from heaviness" but "now stands as an art-rock oddity with some alluring tangents". Colin Larkin appraised it in his Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2006)...

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Bruce Johnston

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was very amicable. The Beach Boys never threw him out. He was just on a tangent that was outside The Beach Boys for so many years." Johnston himself said...

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String instrument

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instruments, the contact point along the string (whether this be hammer, tangent, or plectrum) is a choice made by the instrument designer. Builders use...

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ECM Records discography

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Stańko New York Quartet December Avenue ECM 2533 2017 Gary Peacock Trio Tangents ECM 2534 2017 Django Bates' Belovèd The Study of Touch ECM 2535/36 2019...

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