For questions that address the history, characteristics or music that dominantly features the piano instrument.
Questions tagged [piano]
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Musicals with ragtime songs?
I need to play a song from a musical for my music assessment, I am wondering if there are any ragtime songs in a musical that can be played on piano. Oh, and not too easy please, something fun and difficult.
user2462
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Liszt "Harmonies du soir" small hands
One of my favorite piano pieces is Liszt's transcendental etude “Harmonies du soir”. Unfortunately, many chords are way too large for my hands. I noticed that in all recordings I know, the pianists break up chords to arpeggios even when Liszt did…
Brauer Suzuki
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Looking for recordings of Nina Simone solo playing piano and singing
I'm interested to listen to Nina Simones piano playing, and I'm looking for songs or albums on which she plays solo, just singing and accompanying herself on piano.
Which are there (if any)?
PetaspeedBeaver
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Is Prokofiev's Suggestion Diabolique an etude?
I am playing Prokofiev's Suggestion Diaboliqe (the real translation of the title of the piece would be Obbsesion). Does anybody know the backround of this piece and was it supposed to be an etude? Thanks a lot.
Alezigl
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What cello piano duets are good for busking
I was wondering if anybody knew any good piano (keyboard) and cello duets that are good for busking.
Mike
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Who are famous free time composers/pianists other than Erik Satie?
I really really love Erik Satie's work.
I have been trying to find other music resembling gnossiennes. On its Wikipedia page, it is defined as being part of free time (lacking time signatures or bar divisions). But I am unable to find any other…
Yash
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Does anyone know what this piece is? (piano)
(includes a timestamp to the section with the piece)
Tom P
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