Famous pianists
This pianist became famous for living with wolves
Who is Helen Grimaud?
This material was originally used in key production
What is Ivory?
Chopin wrote 24 of these short single-character pieces.
What are preludes?
The Italian name for the soft pedal
The "una corda"
These musical words mean to return to the beginning.
What is da capo?
This pianist has his own shoe line and is the cultural ambassador for NYC
Who is Lang Lang
This pedal wasn't developed until mid-20th century and is used exclusively in modern and contemporary music
What is the sostenuto pedal?
What is Carnaval?
The piece you play post-concert to thank your audience for coming
What is an encore?
These Italian words mean, "with expression"
What is con espressivo?
This pianist is famous for his video and arrangement of "Ain't Misbehavin"
This part of the piano is what gives the piano it's unique reverberation and overall sound.
What is the soundboard?
Zez Confrey had this animal on the keys
What is Kitten on the Keys?
This is the cataloging system for almost all Classical and Romantic/Modern composers
What is "opus"?
This german word means "fast"
What is schnell?
This pianist had a short-lived career, as he injured his hands using a device that was intended to "expand" his reach on the instrument
Who was Robert Schumann?
This part of the piano is what holds the strings and gives them tension.
These two Romantic concertos (by the same composer) are each almost an hour long. One features the French Horn.
What are the Brahms Piano Concertos?
This is the cataloguing system for J.S. Bach.
What is BWV?
This word means "singing quality" in Italian
This pianist is often considered one of the first major female concertizing pianists. She is known for her flashy technique and her incredible scholarship and work in editing.
This animal part was used in making strings in the Baroque era.
What is the gut?
This famous childhood song is actually a difficult variation set by Mozart
What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
This is the cataloging system for Mozart
What is "Kirschel"?
This word means to play heavily.
What is "pesante"?