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> One can safely predict that in a decade the only difference between an affordable digital piano and a real acoustic piano will be the keyboard action. There
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
> One can safely predict that in a decade the only difference between an affordable digital piano and a real acoustic piano will be the keyboard action.
There is still some chamber repertoire that really does rely on a real acoustic piano for resonance effects: the pianist silently depresses keys, so that the strings are left to vibrate, and then they will sympathetic-resonate with notes played by another instrumentalist.
- pantulis 6y agoResonance between instruments? Do you know a piece or recording, sounds awesome!
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoLuciano Berio's Sequenza X is generally a solo trumpet piece, but it requires a piano nearby for resonance. Henri Dutilleux’s Figures de résonance for two pianos also exploits the idea. Also, when it comes to purely solo piano works that require one to leave certain keys silently depressed for resonance effects, György Ligeti's Touches bloquées comes to mind.
- pantulis 6y agoThanks for this. I was aware of half-damper resonance on a piano, but making the piano resonate to a trumpet is just awesome.
- yomly 6y agoI wonder whether the even the synthetic pianos model the second order resonant effects of key presses. Managing "colour" as my teacher would call it is an important part of performance
- pantulis 6y agoMost high end models do, albeit I guess in a limited way. Again, this is only a matter of CPU power so this will definitely improve.