钢琴(Piano)
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theancestryofthepianocanbetracedtotheearlykeyboardinstrumentsofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturies---thespi,thedulcimer,andthevirginal.intheseventeenthcenturythean,theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstrumentsofthekeyboardgroup,asupremacytheymaintaineduntilthepianosupplantedthemattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.theclavichord'stonewasmetallicandneverpowerful;nevertheless,becauseofthevarietyoftonepossibletoit,manyposersfoundtheclavichordasympatheticinstrumentforintimatechambermusic.theharpsichordwithitsbright,vigoroustonewasthefavoriteinstrumentforsupportingthebassofthesmallorchestraoftheperiodandforconcertuse,butthecharacterofthetonecouldnotbevariedsavebymechanicalorstructuraldevices.
thepianowasperfectedintheearlyeighteenthcenturybyaharpsichordmakerinitaly(thoughmusicologistspointoutseveralpreviousinstancesoftheinstrument).thisinstrumentwascalledapianoeforte(sortandloud),toindicateitsdynamicversatility;itsstringswerestruckbyarecoilinghammerwithafelt-paddedhead.thewiresweremuchheavierintheearlierinstruments.
aseriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinuingwellintothenieenthcentury,includingtheintroductionofpedalstosustaintoneortosoftenit,theperfectionofametalframe,andsteelwireofthefinestquality,finallyproducedaninstrumentcapableofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateharmoniestoanalmostorchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,singingtooasharp,percussivebrilliance.
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musicalinstruments
1.thestrings(弦乐)
1)plectrum:harp,lute,guitar,mandolin;
2)keyboard:clavichord,harpsichord,piano;
3)bow:violin,viola,cello,doublebass.
2.thewood(木管)-winds:piolo,flute,oboe,clari,bassoon,englishhorn;
3.thebrass(铜管):frenchhorn,trumpet,trombone,cor,tuba,bugle,saxophone;
4.thepercussion(打击组):kettledrum,bassdrum,snaredrum,casta,xylophone,celesta,cymbal,tambourine.