Piano Facts
A Piano has this many keys.
What is 88?
Insects, tribal sounds, and amplification come together in this string quartet work by George Crumb.
What is Black Angels?
Cm7.
What is C Eb, G, Bb?
This composer is perhaps most known for his little night music, but also wrote 19 piano sonatas.
Who is Mozart?
The piano was invented in Italy, but was originally called this.
What is a Fortepiano?
John Cage showed the extent of the definition of music with this controversial work.
What is 4' 33"?
Gdim
What is G, Bb, Db?
Gaspard de la Nuit is often named the most difficult work in the repertoire and was composed by this French composer.
Who is Ravel?
This man is mostly credited with the piano's invention.
Who is Bartolomeo Cristofori?
A series of paintings at an art show inspired this work.
What is Pictures at an Exhibition?
F#7
What is F#, A#, C#, E?
Makrokosmos, composed by this man, was the response to Bartok's Microkosmos.
Who is George Crumb?
Original Fortepianos had this essential device located under the keyboard. You had to use your upper leg to activate it.
What is the Damper Pedal?
This important sonata by Beethoven was dedicated to the count of this.
What is Waldstein?
Fadd4
What is F, A, Bb, C?
This composer wrote 9 huge symphonies, one of which was for 1,000 performers.
Who is Mahler?
The middle pedal is called this.
What is the Sostenuto pedal?
Look Ma, no keys. This Henry Cowell piece required one person to sit at the piano and only use pedal while the other played the strings in the piano.
What is The Banshee?
Emaj7/B
What is B, D#, E, G#?
This composer is often credited with the advent of the piano recital and was known as a great virtuoso of the piano.
Who was Liszt?