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The Contemporary Piano

2018

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Chapter 10. The Toy Piano S. 167-182

„… pianoFigure 10.2. Twenty-five-key Michelsonne toy piano The Toy Piano 169MATERIALSMost toy pianos today use …” „… -, thirty-, thirty-seven-, and forty-nine-key toy pianosFigure 10.4. Forty-nine-key Jaymar toy piano The Toy …” „… 16710The Toy PianoThough the toy piano is a separate, distinct instrument from the piano, there are …”

Appendix B. Materials for Piano Preparation S. 197-200

„… 197Appendix BMaterials for Piano PreparationA general list of common materials for string and …” „… wedge in stringsBamboo wedge198 Appendix BRUBBERGaskets and insulation stripsPiano tuner’s mutesPencil …” „… rubbed on stringsPlastic piece threaded through strings Materials for Piano Preparation 199 …”

Appendix C. Grand Piano Interior Architecture and Stringing S. 201-220

„… piano’s internal layout and much of the architecture that af-fects playing inside the instrument is …” „… 201Appendix CGrand Piano Interior Architecture and StringingThis appendix gives the brace structure …” „… and internal layout for all grand piano models likely to be found in concert halls and other …”

Chapter 4. Inside the Piano: Plucking, Strumming, Scraping, Rubbing S. 55-82

„… 554Inside the PianoPlucking, Strumming, Scraping, RubbingINSIDE THE PIANOAs long as there have been …” „… music desk, and certainly never removed or replaced any parts from a piano.Because of this distance …” „… reaching inside a piano.Composers should be aware of this disinclination when asking a pianist to play …”

Chapter 1. Basics of the Piano and Its Notation S. 5-16

„… instruments had the same piano actions and other components as their other pianos but required less space (and …” „… instrument.THE GRAND PIANO’S PEDALSUpright pianos and grand pianos differ on their standard pedals and may even …” „… range of the piano—the dampers merely need to be raised by pressing the keys, and then the dampers can …”

Chapter 7. The Piano Is a Big Box, and the Pianist Is a Noise-Making Animal S. 109-122

„… piano’s ham-mers. With smaller beaters, it is possible to strike a single string or unison set. If the …” „… contact from the hand and also rings the rest of the piano’s strings sympathetically. Barney Childs’s …” „… sounds by rubbing the piano’s lid with Super Ball mallets (Lanza was one of the first musicians to create …”

Appendix A. Repertoire S. 183-196

„… ]———. OnomataPiano. 2016. [two toy pianos]Rothman, Michael. Tuesday for Toy Piano. [toy piano]Shockley, Alan. little …” „… ]———. Toy with Me. 2009. [two toy pianos]Svennson, Fabian. Toy Toccata. 2011. [solo toy piano]Twining, Toby …” „… of Remnants. 2009. [piano/toy piano/glockenspiel/melodica/percussion (one player)]Beyer, Johanna …”

Chapter 2. The History and Mechanism of the Instrument S. 17-32

„… AUGMENTATION OF THE PIANOSeveral engineers and a few piano makers have worked at expanding the piano’s …” „… piano.QRS Music Technologies produces the PianoScan II, another optical sensor used to read information from …” „… from the piano’s keys.Figure 2.3. Magnetic Resonator PianoPhoto by Alexander Elliott Miller32 Chapter 2 …”

Notes S. 221-230

„… , “The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731),” Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History …” „… . Mario Igrec, Pianos Inside Out (Mandeville, LA: In Tune Press, 2013), 36.20. Belt, Piano, 158.21 …” „… pianos. The EPiCK optical sensor bar offers another route to adding sensors to a piano, allowing the user …”

Preface

„… The Contemporary PianoThe Contemporary PianoA Performer and Composer’s Guide to Techniques and …” „… (Music) | Piano—Instruction and study. | Piano—Performance.Classification: LCC MT40 (ebook) | LCC MT40 …” „… Pianoforte-manufaktur, Klaviermanufaktur Steingraeber & Söhne, and Stuart and Sons Pianos.George Wheeler and Alex Miller …”

Bibliography S. 231-236

„… Performer Drawn to the Piano’s Wild Side.” New York Times, Novem-ber 19, 2004.Kravitt, Edward F. “The …” „… , and Pianos. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1990.Loffredo, Antonietta. “Curious Instruments before the Toy Piano …” „… Piano’s Status in U.S. Living Rooms Is Declining.” Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2009.Marks, Adam. “The …”

Chapter 9. Preparations S. 129-166

„… generally now called preparing the piano.This chapter covers all of the now-standard preparations to the …” „… the sounds of some of the piano’s notes, but the plate was so light that the strings’ vibrations very …” „… its intended register strings. The very short strings of the piano’s top octave do not move the pencil …”

Index S. 241-248

„… concert grand piano with pedalboard), 23, 186Bösendorfer pianos (L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH), 6, 23 …” „… . 5, 1941, 79, 185Gould, Glenn, 156Graf, Conrad (pianomaker), 24Groven Piano Project, 30Gubaidulina …” „… , Sofia, Dancer on a Tightrope (Der Seiltänzer), 79–80, 191; Piano Sonata, 111–12, 185Gulbransen pianos, 5 …”

Chapter 8. Bowing S. 123-128

„… notes. Bowing the piano’s strings contributes significantly to the palette of piano sounds, as, using a …” „… ensemble are usually performed by ten to twelve players stationed around a single piano.MONOFILAMENT BOWSTo …” „… bow the strings of the piano, one must first create and rosin a bow. The piano’s string placement as …”

Chapter 3. On the Keys and on the Pedals S. 33-54

„… 333On the Keys and on the PedalsThere are at least a few techniques on either the piano’s keys or …” „… Ueno’s Volcano (2011) asks the pianist to play on the keys with enough force to engage the piano’s action …” „… mechanism that lifts dozens of wood and felt dampers from the surface of the piano’s strings and then …”

Introduction S. 1-4

„… discoveries exciting, and I look forward to much more pushing at the limits of the piano’s—and …” „… , and any directional descriptions refer to a grand piano’s architecture. So, the text refers to hammers …” „… early days of the piano that morphed into unusual timbral stops for some pianos and, once makers …”

Chapter 5. Muting S. 83-92

„… tuning pins. A longer mute might also allow muting strings on both sides of one of the piano’s braces …” „… tuning pins. A longer mute might also allow muting strings on both sides of one of the piano’s braces …” „… ). For the rest of the piano’s range, the strings are muted with the dampers comfortably seated on them …”

Chapter 6. Harmonics S. 93-108

„… the loud-est harmonic produced on any one of a piano’s strings. When striking a key and sounding a …” „… most pianists to stand and extend well over the inside of the piano. On most concert grand pianos, the …” „… pianoFigure 6.2. Fifth partial harmonics, George Crumb, Gnomic Varia-tions, “Var. 6—largamente, retoricamente …”

Sources and Permissions S. 237-240

„… florentes arbor, 2017. [p. 4, first system]———. wndhm (1785): ii (two-piano realization), 2016. [p. 3, mm …” „… Piano. New York: Henmar Press, 1960. [mm. 1–5]Chopin, Frédéric. Nocturne in D-flat, op. 27, no. 2 …” „… Music Publishing, 1986. [p. 13, m. 1]———. Sonata for (Toy) Piano. Karlsruhe: Edition Tre Media …”

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APPENDIX E. The Player Piano and the Reproducing Piano S. 273-280

„… be known, player pianos. Aeolian offered its internalized Pianola as the “Pianola Piano,” soon …” „… piano.The success of these instruments in the marketplace was remarkable. By 1916, 60 percent of the pianos …” „… 273APPENDIX EThe Player Piano and the Reproducing PianoRobert J. BerkmanThe complete story of the …”

APPENDIX B. A Brief Overview of the Acoustic Piano’s Action for the Performer S. 257-258

„… 257APPENDIX BA Brief Overview of the Acoustic Piano’s Action for the PerformerExcept for the …” „… pedals, the key is the only moving part of the acoustic piano that a performer may operate, a lever which …” „… fact the American Piano Technicians Guild advises that a well-adjusted piano key should be able to …”

APPENDIX D. Digital Pianos in the Modern Pianist’s World S. 265-272

„… distinction between electric and electronic pianos. An electric piano is basically a piano-style keyboard …” „… piano—that must be mounted on a stand and connected to an external sound source. Pianos with built-in stands …” „… piano.Second, electronic instruments must be amplified in some manner to be heard. An important question to be …”

APPENDIX C. Historical Pianos and Their Relationship to the Standard Repertoire S. 259-264

„… “pianoforte”—a term that is still the formal name for the modern piano and which dates back to the instrument’s …” „… piano of 1850 will probably just be called a piano.One fundamental change between modern pianism and …” „… , this is not what happens when the same pedaling is used on a modern piano. On earlier pianos, this kind …”

Selected Bibliography S. 281-284

„… World’s Most Popular Instrument. New York: Carlton Books, 1996.BOOKS RELATED TO THE PIANO’S HISTORY …” „… , & Pianos: A Social History. Reprint ed., New York: Dover, 1990.Parakilas, James, et al. Piano Roles: A New …” „… Companion to the Piano. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.Sumner, William Leslie. The Pianoforte …”

C S. 21-34

„… G4 and runs to C8, the piano’s highest pitch. In the higher registers, it is used by most …” „… reinvent the piano’s expressive possibilities, the ultimate source of many of Chopin’s innovations remains …” „… piano”—characterized by a rhythmic stride left hand set against a syncopated, virtuosic treble often played in octaves …”

B S. 7-20

„… virus, and he played his final concert in Berlin on June 8, 1989.boogie-woogie. A piano-based pop style …” „… , most famous for his two-piano work with his wife, Vitya Vronsky. He began his formal studies in Riga …” „… Rachmaninoff’s two-piano suites sold well, and they eventually became close to the composer, who assisted them …”

W S. 233-242

„… young man exuber-ant in his ability to play the piano.”Despite the fact that he had long played to …” „… , Weber Piano & Pianola Company. Aeolian, the company that had developed the Pianola player piano, then …” „… improvements in Pianola and Duo-Art player piano mechanisms were usually first installed and marketed in Weber …”

Y S. 243-248

„… above an ac-companiment may be frustrated by the piano’s apparent inability to produce it.” At present …” „… four-hand or two-piano repertoire. It also contained the “Smart PianoSoft Recording” feature, which allowed …” „… to cover every characteristic, from the vibration of a piano’s strings to the sound of the damper …”

O S. 139-144

„… quantity, but not the quality, of a piano’s tone. Despite the fact that this seemed to negate the beliefs …” „… re-statement here becomes a truism; yet their absence in the doctrine of relaxation in piano-playing shows …” „… perform piano trio literature. In 1937, Aram Khachaturian, also a pupil of Elena Gnessin, dedicated his …”

Preface

„… ) | ISBN 9780810888807 (electronic)Subjects: LCSH: Piano—Dictionaries …” „… Appendix B A Brief Overview of the Acoustic Piano’s Action for the Performer 257Appendix C Historical …” „… the instrument itself, and al-though detailed books exist to explain the piano’s construc-tion, some …”

APPENDIX A. Dictionary Entries Listed by Category S. 251-256

„… stride piano“syncopated” pianotempo rubatotone clusterMODERN MANUFACTURERS OF ACOUSTIC PIANOS AND PIANO …” „… , Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts MuseumFrederick Collection of Historic PianosIPAM (International Piano …” „… ACTIONSAbel Hammer CompanyAeolian CompanyAmpico reproducing pianoBaldwinBechsteinBlüthnerBösendorferBroadwood …”

S S. 185-212

„… Year in 1996.Sauter. The brand name of pianos built by Carl Sauter Pianofortefabrik, a German piano …” „… formed Juilliard Graduate School and was made chair of the piano department at the Philadelphia …” „… the wealthiest piano companies in the world, and today it owns many other brands such as Knabe …”

P S. 145-164

„… only on the three pedals most commonly found on the modern grand piano:damper pedal. Sometimes known as …” „… , the sostenuto is sometimes used to sustain A1 in the Prelude to Debussy’s Pour le piano:una corda …” „… this passage is also marked piano:An even more extreme use of the una corda purely as a coloring device …”

R S. 167-184

„… music’s expres-sive qualities while displaying a remarkable control of the piano’s dynamic range, even at …” „… .ravenscroftpianos.com.regulation. The process of making fine adjustments to a piano’s action to ensure evenness of touch and to …” „… perform to test the piano’s regulation: (1) A note will be repeated very quickly while pressing down the …”

I S. 79-80

„… 79IIbach. German piano manufacturer operating today as Rudolph Ibach & Sons, with home offices in …” „… continuously operating piano manufacturer in the world, and it is still controlled by direct descendants of its …” „… years, he held a purely lo-cal reputation as a capable craftsman and had built his first square piano …”

L S. 97-112

„… hand and arm and emphatically affirms his conviction that the piano’s tone can be changed qualitatively …” „… piano-shaped swimming pool, and over the years this feature became a trademark in his other res-idences, most …” „… piano, and even purchasing Beethoven’s Broadwood piano.According to Czerny, Adam soon revealed himself …”

F S. 47-54

„… Pianos. A collection of playable historic pianos that serves as the basis of the Historical Piano Study …” „… continued her highly popular “Piano Conversations” series, recitals where she spoke informally to the …” „… 1903 to 1914.Fazioli. Italian piano manufacturing company based in Sac-ile, founded in 1981 by Paolo …”

A S. 1-6

„… . See http://abel-pianoparts.de.Acrosonic. See Baldwin.Aeolian Company. American piano manufacturer …” „… several other compa-nies to form the Aeolian, Weber Piano & Pianola Com-pany, and ten years later, they …” „… fitting attached directly to the piano’s metal plate near the tuning pins, designed to ensure the proper …”

D S. 35-42

„… vanguard of pianists who believed that the piano’s tone could be affected qualitatively, that is, made …” „… was sixteen she suffered a serious fall which prompted her to refocus her energies toward piano. She …” „… Albert, Eugen d’.damper. A lever covered with felt on one side that prevents the piano strings from …”

K S. 87-96

„… eighteen thousand pianos a year. In 1926, Knabe was chosen as the “official” piano of the Metropolitan …” „… ), then considered the most eminent piano teacher in Paris, and six years later he arrived in Vienna to …” „… piano teachers were trained in its use. Kalkbrenner continued to tour and was soon recognized as one of …”

H S. 67-78

„… key, and both key and hammer are consid-ered part of the piano’s action. Today, although Steinway …” „… passagework with sparse comp chords (thickly voiced chords in the piano’s middle range that offer rhythmic …” „… , single-note passagework and chordal “trumpet” calls in the piano’s upper registers. Hines soon made many …”

G S. 55-66

„… ” that traverses the piano’s “full dynamic spectrum from hushed intimacy to agitated power with-out ever …” „… Mark Twain and a contralto who was then studying piano with Leschetizky. They performed together on …” „… record for the Welte-Mignon repro-ducing piano, and in the 1920s he also made rolls for Duo-Art …”

M S. 113-132

„… PianoDisc recording system, Gary Burgett, a trained pianist, and his brother Kirk, a skilled technician. The …” „… their models are also available with the Piano-Disc feature. See http://masonhamlin.com.Mason, William …” „… the piano’s mechanisms to gain a greater understanding of its possibilities, the results of which he …”

V S. 227-232

„… increase or to lessen the brilliance of a piano’s tone and to make the tonal bright-ness seem consistent …” „… 227VVan Cliburn International Competition. An international piano competition held every four years …” „… in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cliburn is arguably America’s most pres-tigious piano competition, and it …”

T S. 213-224

„… father served as Magda’s first piano teacher and took her to Paris when she was thirteen, where she …” „… , asked Alfred Cortot to establish a women’s program in piano, where two of his most prominent students …” „… “excellent and vital piano playing” enabled the performance to succeed against the ragged orchestra …”

E S. 43-46

„… merge with Hiis and form the Tallinn Piano Factory. The piano’s name was changed to “Estonia” in April …” „… age to the refinements of art and culture—including classical piano studies—and her concern for his …” „… orchestration, Ellington generally used the piano as a means of coloring his arrangements, and his thick chordal …”

J S. 81-86

„… 81Jjack. A wooden portion of the piano’s action that sits atop the key and supports the hammer. As …” „… piano’s middle register to compensate. Despite this, with sales exceeding 3.5 million, it ranks as the …” „… strings on its own. In an upright piano, a spring brings the hammer back to reengage with the jack, while …”

N S. 133-138

„… 133NNaumburg International Piano Competition. One of a series of competitions sponsored by the …” „… Walter W. Naumburg Foundation and long considered one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the …” „… Naumburg Piano Competition was given in 1926, and over the years its first-prize winners have included …”

About the Author S. 285-286

„… 285About the AuthorStephen Siek is the author of England’s Piano Sage: The Life and Teachings of …” „… appeared in such jour-nals as the American Music Teacher, the Piano Quarterly, the Piano Journal of the …” „… European Piano Teachers’ As-sociation, and International Piano. A widely recognized scholar of American …”

Q S. 165-166

„… 165QQRS Company. A manufacturer of player piano rolls located for over a century in Buffalo, New …” „… rising stars with an annual Belgian contest that alternated violin with piano entrants, but he died …” „… first-prize winner. It was re-peated the following June as a piano competition, and among the notable entrants …”

Z S. 249-250

„… case of his Steinway onto a truck driven by a professional of his choosing and then driving the piano’s …” „… Conservatoire, studying piano with Joseph Benvenuti (1898–1967), a pupil of Armand Ferté (1881–1971) (who once …” „… 2003. By this point in time, the pianist had become his own piano technician, carefully loading the …”

U S. 225-226

„… quality that makes Mozart’s piano concertos seem like musical conversations.”Uchida has long been …”

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Getting Great Sounds

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Chapter 12 Miking Piano S. 207-216

„… 12 Miking PianoAprecursor of the piano, the harpsichord, was a favorite instrument of England’s …” „… than hitting them, as the piano does. By the early 1700s, an instrumentcalled a pianoforte appeared. It …” „… instrument, all pianos have evolved.For more than six hundred years, the piano and the instruments that …”

Chapter 7 Accessories and Necessary Hardware S. 107-122

„… that the pianowouldn’t roll off the pads. One pad went under each wheel of the piano, and …” „… from the piano was substantially reduced. (Of course, the pianobenches had to be raised slightly.)n Set …” „… inches) running parallel to one of the sides, andFigure 7.13 Plans for a piano decoupler.118 Getting …”

Preface

„… ......................................................................................................................... 119Piano Bags …” „… …..................................................................................................... 201Chapter 12Miking Piano 207Recording Piano …” „… .......................................................................................................... 208Piano in a Rhythm Session …”

Index S. 301-319

„… phonautograph, 1piano bags, 121–122, 209–210piano decoupler, 117–118pianoforte, 207piano tuners, 208 …” „… microphone pads, 107–108microphone stands, 109–112piano bags, 121–122shock mounts and floor vibration …” „… microphone stands, 143piano room, 141recording space, 142reserving microphone or equipment, 143seven-piece …”

Chapter 4 Polarity, Phase Cancellation, and Reverb S. 65-82

„… it is only a stereo pair on a guitar or a piano.The acid test for a comb-filtering problem is how all …” „… does not move, such as a piano, the comb filtering won’t sweep and willbe considerably less apparent …” „… other.There are times when the preferred sound of the piano will be with one of the two microphonesout of …”

Chapter 9 The Recording Session S. 139-158

„… instruments (piano, drums, amps, organ, and so on). If you plan to use the piano,be sure to let the studio …” „… drum booth and/or a “live” piano room. If it’s a rhythm section(drums, bass, guitar) recording, I find …” „… bassFigure 9.2 Setup for a more acoustic seven-piece band. The vocalist is near the piano player. Note …”

Chapter 14 Miking Classical Acoustic Sections S. 241-264

„… Yamaha C7 grand piano.Chapter 14 Miking Classical Acoustic Sections 245n Five Schoeps MK 2Hs (capsules)n …” „… , and so on.Ensemble sessions should have access to a piano even though it’s not being used in the …” „… session.And, the piano should be tuned on the morning of the session. If there are prerecorded tracksthat are …”

Chapter 13 Miking Solo Acoustic Instruments and Vocals S. 217-240

„… that make up popular musicproduction—drums, bass, guitar, and piano. This chapter explores how to …” „… reach of the piano keyboard. If there is no acoustic, set up an electronic keyboard and asmall amp (be …” „… pitcher of water near the singer (but noton the piano). You should also have available a …”

Chapter 2 Microphone Types, Patterns, and Uses S. 15-42

„… percussive sound; a large, vibrating single source, such as a piano;a quiet temple bell; a screamin’ guitar …” „… stereo pair on a piano or guitar, or the manymicrophones that are on a set of drums. It is also a …” „… accepted as suitable forvocals will probably be good for most acoustic work (piano, guitar, violin, and so …”

Chapter 11 Miking the Guitar and a Bit on Bass S. 189-206

„… , piano, guitar, and so on, youmight try using a small-diaphragm, physically short condenser (such as …” „… guitar and bass sounds.In the next chapter, we’ll look at the acoustic piano and the many ways to capture …”

Chapter 3 Understanding Sound and Hearing S. 43-64

„… space in which it is played. That’s why a D note playedon a piano sounds different than a D note played …” „… instruments (piano, guitar, alto sax).52 Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone BookMeasuring Amplitude: The …”

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1. TONE S. 1-12

„… ” experiment would undoubtedly work equally well with many other instruments, not exclusively the piano.The way …” „… piano.What makes this approach nicely “erotic” is that it is a fleshy idea of tone. “Using the thumb and …” „… mindful attention, we find our ears and hands adjusting automatically and uniting with the piano—and the …”

9. RESEARCH: The “Enjoyment Mode” S. 181-204

„… piano performers. Researchers wanted to explore the following question: What noticeable (and measurable …” „… , the effectiveness of some of the “seat-of-the-pants” strategies I believed in as a piano teacher.Aware …” „… best holistic technique when it counts the most.When it comes to piano pedagogy, the idea of “getting …”

INDEX S. 217-228

„… , 182–83Art as Experience (Dewey), 57–59artists, satisfaction of, 27n25The Art of Piano Playing …” „… : Concerto #1 of, 164; Logos in music of, 46; Missa Solemnis of, 4, 58; Ninth Symphony of, 22; Piano Concerto …” „… #1 of, 2–3Berlin wall, 22bliss, in process, 99–100blocked practice, 123Blüthner grand piano, tone of …”

5. LUXURIANT TECHNIQUE S. 77-98

„… described, the pleasure principle was vitally important. I do expect playing the piano to feel good; this is …” „… the piano. Practice room focus was more centered on results, on the job at hand, trying to master this …” „… “okay, I guess” answers, because I wasn’t experiencing any bothersome issues at the piano. The only …”

Preface

„… ADDITIONAL PRAISE FOR EROS AT THE PIANO“William Westney’s astonishingly readable, practical, and …” „… inspiringly useful book reminds us all that piano playing is about love and creativity. His friendly yet …” „… remain at my piano bench for referencing and re-nourishment. There is nothing quite like it. I want to …”

BIBLIOGRAPHY S. 211-216

„… the Piano. Culver City, CA: Peace Press.Church, Jeffrey. 2006. “Dreaming of the True Erotic …” „… Non-Musicians in Response to Motion Captured Piano Performances. Brain and Cognition 115.Johnson, D. W. 1972 …” „… Piano Playing. Miami, FL: Summy-Birchard.Kornfield, Jack. 1999. “No Self or True Self?” In Radiant Mind …”

4. DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES S. 51-76

„… the piano:Sometimes, when I’m especially caught up in performing a certain piece of music, I sense …” „… where my fingers end and the piano keys begin. Similarly, piano tone has melded with me in two ways: as …” „… for a moment. As a piano teacher I think that nothing can be more exciting than being able to help …”

6. PRACTICING: The Pleasure of Process S. 99-126

„… implement it at the piano.There is a certain kind of empathic connection exercise I like to ex-periment with …” „… Chase starts her insightful book Just Being at the Piano with the words, “I am continually finding my …” „… it even trickier is the fact that every piano has a unique action and sound, so whatever adjustments …”

7. PERFORMING: Joining the Flow S. 127-150

„… Piano—sensible and clear as always: “It is impossible to be self-conscious and totally involved with the music at …” „… Turner’s theories about human rituals to the “rite” of the classi-cal piano recital. Formalized rituals …” „… that Thursday afternoon, she made us less daily.”12How and where did the solo piano recital start? How …”

3. LOGOS, EROS, AND THE INTEGRATED MUSICIAN S. 29-50

„… remember attending (along with a thousand other piano teachers) a conference presentation that drama-tized …” „… render classical composi-tions but to somehow bring them to life. From very early on, my piano teachers …” „… the poignant piano part. Her assignment is to speak the lines in conversational English, just say what …”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. 229-230

„… 2 2 9William Westney was the top piano prizewinner of the Geneva Inter-national Competition, and he …” „… Editions released Dr. Westney’s edition, and CD recording, of piano études by Stephen Heller in 2005, by …”

8. THE TEACHING CONNECTION S. 151-180

„… to understand how tricky and subtle teaching can be soon after I started giving piano lessons, which …” „… that I would never be able to play the piano with free physicality, or express my feelings …” „… classical music world.The experiences I had as an advanced piano student were probably rather typical. These …”

10. LOVE, ENERGY, AND TRANSFORMATION S. 205-210

„… task.—Mildred Portney Chase, Just Being at the Piano1Throughout my life in music, the pathways that beckoned the …” „… in the world.REFERENCESChase, M. P. 1974. Just Being at the Piano. Culver City, CA: Peace …”

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6 “The Entertainer” S. 109-136

„… Fantasies & Delusions: Music for Solo Piano,Joel’s last album of original music. Consisting entirely of solo …” „… Folds, a piano-rocker of thegeneration following Joel’s, disagrees colorfully: “Fantasies & Delu-sions …” „… example through themeandering string line against the piano’s tolling Cs, can be comparedwith “Strawberry …”

2 “New York State of Mind” S. 15-36

„… together, is transformed and given a blues inflection (2005, 43–46).Most strikingly, however, the piano’s …” „… of “Captain Jack” at the end of PianoMan or “The Great Suburban Showdown” buried in the second half …” „… example, shaped pieces like the famous closingmovement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 …”

3 “Where’s the Orchestra?” S. 37-56

„… siren. The piano’s pitch and melodysignal something different from the earlier, harsher sounds as it …” „… in octaves in the left.One gets the impression that each key on the piano’s keyboard is …” „… . Joel’s piano enters after aboutfifteen seconds while the Moog’s buzzing is still fading away …”

5 “She’s Always a Woman” S. 83-108

„… andimprovises on the piano.Although “Summer, Highland Falls” remains high in Joel’s vocalrange and maintains a …” „… returns to apurely piano-vocal combination. This forlorn ballad mourns love lost: heremains devoted; she …” „… “Piano Man.” Given the song’s commercial success—itwas Joel’s first top-ten hit and won the Song of the …”

8 “And So It Goes” S. 153-158

„… through specific songs. “Piano Man” (from Piano Man), a hitfrom early in his career, was recognized for …” „… Patrick Harris covered “Piano Man” in a 2010 episode of themusical comedy Glee on Fox; “Only the Good Die …” „… ’ Prayer” (from Piano Man) on TheGrass is Blue (1999). The Beastie Boys put their version of “Big …”

1 “Somewhere Along the Line” S. 1-14

„… 1953, he began music lessons with a local piano teacher,Frances Neiman, who put him on a steady diet of …” „… accordingly featured his voice and piano, backed by a band ofstudio musicians. According to drummer Rhys Clark …” „… the industry. Itconcludes: “The record company gave me a piano so I’m writing a lot ofnew things. As …”

Preface

„… der MerweBilly Joel: America’s Piano Man, by Joshua S. DuchanBob Dylan: American Troubadour, by Donald …” „… Piano ManJoshua S. DuchanROWMAN & LITTLEFIELDLanham • Boulder • New York • LondonPublished by Rowman …” „… Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Duchan, Joshua S.Title: Billy Joel : America’s Piano Man / Joshua S. Duchan.Description …”

4 “Pressure” S. 57-82

„… songs that span his catalog: “Ain’t No Crime” (from PianoMan), “Prelude/Angry Young Man” (from …” „… piano’s ma-chine-gun Cs cease-fire and give way to a sequence of chords, playedwith the rest of the …” „… strikes onthe piano keyboard’s central key, middle C. The idea was inspired bythe rhythm of The Surfaris …”

7 “This Is the Time” S. 137-152

„… atrotting figure in piano’s left hand, the clopping of horse hooves, andthe lonely whine of the harmonica …” „… ofhistory in song: “The Ballad of Billy the Kid” (from Piano Man), “WeDidn’t Start the Fire,” and “Two …” „… discussed in chapter 2 as an exampleof the western theme on Joel’s Piano Man album. The title character …”