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Keyboard Piano: An Introduction and Features

This article discusses the all aspects of keyboard piano in detail and helps users become master in using the musical instrument.

Author: Adam Boulton

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A keyboard is a division of the piano which is used to play. The keys fitted in these piano keyboards are generally with a deposit of levers that produce the sound on pressing. The keyboard piano is manufactured in various sizes. The size of the keyboard mainly depends on the piano size.

A normal piano keyboard contains 88 keys. They are in the array of notes from high A to low C. The normal piano keyboard consists of 52 numbers of white notes and 36 numbers of black notes. The keyboard will be of more keys when it on the Bosendorfer piano which consists of 97 keys.

Any keyboard gadget is a type of musical device that is played with the help of the musical keyboard. The very popular among them is the piano keyboard. This piano keyboard is used in almost all the western music forms. The other type of keyboard devices used includes many kinds of organs and also the mechanical, electronic and electro mechanical instruments.

The common term in usage for any type of keyboard instrument is Clavier. This was in usage during the eighteenth century and before that, it was used in Germany just to indicate haphazardly the instruments like pipe organ, clavichord and harpsichord.

Among all the types of keyboard devices, the old instruments are clavichord, harpsichord and the organ. Out of these three, organ is the oldest which was found in the third century BC. Hydraulis was the instrument which was used for music without a keyboard. For a quite long time, organ was the only instrument that was used for playing music with the help of the keyboard. The outlook of the organ instrument does not feature the keyboard appearance. The buttons on the organ are quite big and the entire hand is used for operation. Till the period of 15th century, 7 naturals were found for each and every octave.

The harpsichord and clavichord were found during 14th century, of which clavichord was invented first. To get the three tone sound among F and B, a flat key for B was fixed, after which some more semi tones were supplemented to it. These two types of key boards were used very commonly among all till the invention of the piano during the 18th century. The piano played a vital role among all the instruments of keyboard. Various types of sounds can be obtained from piano and thus it has created a revolution. Each and every key of the piano gave a different sound.

Electronic organ was considered as the complete keyboard that has the electronic features. But this keyboard used the oscillators and the frequency dividers along with the filters to get the waveforms. This was followed by the introduction of electric and electronic piano.

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Keyboard Piano: An Introduction and Features