Part One Lab: The Piano

The Romare Bearden painting The Piano Lesson uses the elements of formalism to add to the content of the piece. Bearden’s use of lines, and the combination of color and value create variety and harmony, which add to the theme of music in the painting. Within The Piano Lesson, there are many vertical lines created by the piano, the student, and shapes in the background such as the door frame or black painting. The similarity of the repeated vertical lines within the piece creates harmony. On the contrary, the perspective chosen by the artist creates diagonal lines within the piece, such as the piano keys, the stool, the teacher’s skirt and body, and the side table.

The Piano Lesson is a masterpiece in itself, earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1990. However, this particular play has elements not typical of modern plays. It has the quintessential plot that encompasses a conflict. On the surface, the conflict is between Boy Willie and his sister, Bernice. However, beneath that conflict, lies the symbolism of the characters. Boy Willie symbolizes the American way or the white man's culture. Bernice is the African-American way, staying true to her roots and not parting with the heritage. Although she finds this painful, she will not part with her heritage. Her heritage is tangible in the presence of the piano itself. Within the presence of the piano, August Wilson

Zino Park used keyboard instead of piano because keyboard could play with many different sound effects.

The book “The Piano Lesson” is about a man named Boy Willie trying to sell the family piano to purchase land from a past slave owner of his family. The book starts off with Boy Willie and his best friend Lymon arriving at the Charles residence at five-thirty in the morning after getting out of jail. They came to the north to sell watermelons to purchase the other part of the land. Boy Willie’s sister and uncle live here. Him and Berniece fight about selling the piano throughout the entire book. The story behind the piano becomes released later on. A couple days after their arrival, they sold most of the watermelons. This then makes Avery, Berniece’s boyfriend, nervous and he warns Berniece. When Lymon and Boy Willie arrive back at the house

To begin with, the first piano was created in the early 1700’s, by a man named Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori. However, the sounds of the strings being plucked, bowed or struck, originated as early as the prehistoric times. The Piano was initially named gravicembalo col piano e forte, and eventually called the fortepiano or pianoforte. Today, one can visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to see one of Cristofori’s enduring pianos from the early 1720’s.

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson is about a historic piano that creates problems between Boy Willie and Berniece. The intense conflict arises when Boy Willie attempts to sell the piano, his family heirloom in exchange for the land their family worked on as slaves. Bernice is against selling the piano because of what the piano represents to the family. The history it carries is so embedded in the piano the Sutter’s ghost, and the ghost of the Yellow Dog are attached to the significant piano. These ghost are affiliated with the problems related to past events yet, also help resolve the issue between Boy Willie and Berniece.

The History of the Piano The piano has seen many sights and has been a part of countless important events in the past and present, and is said to have dominated music for the past 200 years (Welton). Throughout history, inventions come along that "take art away from princes and give it the people" (Swan 41). Not unlike the printing press, the piano made what was once intangible possible: the poorest of peasants could enjoy the same music that their beloved rulers did. The piano can be played by "the rankest of amateurs, and the greatest of virtuosos" (Swan 41); so even if a person is not very intelligent, a simple tune can easily be learned.

Many people nowadays have no idea who created the first piano but truth be told, "The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Christofori in Florence, Italy" ("History of the Piano"). The pianos were originally called pianofortes. Only three of the original pianofortes remain in the world today. They were also built almost entirely by one man (Tai, Teresa). Many people nowadays wouldn't believe that a pro football player would know how to play the piano but at least one pro football player named Andre Carter can.

The alluring pieces in which my ears have perceived greatly have enthralled my heart leaving me awed. The Piano Night on September 29, 2016 at A.Y. Jackson had pianists performing marvelous variety of pieces. The performance has captivated my soul and allowed me to be engulfed in the beautiful music played by the many talented pianists.

I claim that the Piano Guys are the best musical group because they were nominated for a YouTube Music Award for their instrumental version of Titanium for the category of “Response of the Year” in 2013. Some of their videos have over 20 million views, while all of their videos have over 750,000 views. In October of 2014, their YouTube channel had more than half a billion videos and over 3 million total subscribers. The Piano guys also won the “Most Up-and-Coming Channel” award in the YouTube “On the Rise” contest.

The notion of technology has become a ubiquitous force is modern day society, where its rapid advancement has revolutionised all aspects of life. Undoubtedly, the progression of technology has had a profound influence on the art of music. The way music is now transmitted, performed, and composed has evolved in accordance with the physical and stylistic components of particular musical instruments. Radical technological developments throughout time has provided the piano with a long and diverse history, featuring variations of its physical figure as well its tone colour and texture(?).

He is unable to play because he will give himself away so we instead watch his fingers move across the air above the piano’s keys as whilst the sound plays in his head and too the viewer. Throughout the film we also see Szpilman pretending to play the piano as he taps his finger across his legs. It is moments such as these that help to maintain Szpilman’s willingness to survive by keeping silent, but also how piano gives fills him with the hope that is instrumental in his survival. In other scenes such as when a German officer asks Szpilman to play piano for him, and allows him to live because of his immense talent we begin to realise that Szpilman’s hope – music, does not only help him to survive mentally, but also physically as he can share the gift that he has to others. It is also important to note that Polanski only music by the Polish composer, Chopin is used throughout ‘The Pianist’. His sad and evocative music brings upon a sad mood, yet one with a hint of hope and with this, the director can more vividly express his ideas a way that dialogue or action cannot.

At last, the pianoforte was born. The pianoforte means soft and loud. The name describes the sound of the instrument. It can be soft- piano or loud- forte depending on how hard you hit the keys. Bartolomeo Cristofori created it in 1709. When he became angry and was playing the harpsichord harder, he realized that the instrument didn’t respond and become louder. Since he wanted something that could do this, he invented the pianoforte, which is now just

The piano lesson was an art, it showed me that that there are things more important than money. Also it was cultural and historical film, because it appears to be that it was about the lives of black people around the 1930s. The piano lesson was created by August Wilson and directed by Lloyd Richards, and created in the 1990s. Most of the story happens at the house of Charles, which was where the piano was located and where the ghosts where. The author appears to have transmitted the message well and it was done fantastically.

The beautiful sound of piano music has captured the hearts of people since the early eighteenth century. Since then, many musicians have dedicated their lives to this instrument. Some players even play piano so well that it may seem that this instrument is easy to play. However, to be able to play the piano well isn’t easy; it takes a lot of skill. To become a good piano player, one must love music very much, have good finger techniques, and body flexibility.