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So we're back to the old question what is science and what is not; there is definitely a different perspective depending on whether you come from US or Europe;
by Rochus 4y ago
So we're back to the old question what is science and what is not; there is definitely a different perspective depending on whether you come from US or Europe; here in Europe, we are much more (i.e. too) liberal with the term "science"; so there is e.g. "Musikwissenschaft" or "Geisteswissenschaft", and in parallel an eternal discussion whether it's indeed "Wissenschaft" (science) or not (and whether it makes sense for a society to enable so much people to study it). I myself play piano for nearly fifty years (even as a professional musician for some years) and never met any professional subsuming it under percussion; rather, it is a category "sui generis".
- SeanLuke 4y agoI am also a long-term pianist. I have always heard it categorized as percussion. That being said, percussion isn't necessarily the most useful category of a piano for purposes of physical modeling: after all, it's just a traveling wave generator along harmonic strings and an amplifier board. If anything it's more like a hammered dulcimer or hammering a guitar.
- Rochus 4y agoIn which country are you? Have you heard that from your teacher? In my music encyclopedias, pianos and percussion instruments are always different categories, or see e.g. here: https://www.britannica.com/art/piano https://www.britannica.com/art/piano https://www.britannica.com/art/percussion-instrument https://www.britannica.com/art/percussion-instrument But of course it's just language, which is "the source of all misunderstandings", as they say. The physical modeling is a bit more complicated than you envisioned; e.g. https://www.modartt.com https://www.modartt.com, which is a great simulation, even has different physical models for different piano brands, taking into account the specific differences in materials and construction methods.