Piano
Pianoforte

Musical Theory and Technique

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The piano is the most commonly played keyboard instrument.

The piano is a musical instrument with a manual keyboard actuating hammers that strike wire strings, producing sounds that may be softened or sustained by means of pedals.

    General MIDI Level 1 Sound Set Program Channel Number:
        Acoustic Grand Piano: decimal 1 or hexadecimal 0x00.
        Bright Acoustic Piano: decimal 2 or hexadecimal 0x01.
        Electric Grand Piano: decimal 3 or hexadecimal 0x02.
        Honky-Tonk Piano: decimal 4 or hexadecimal 0x03.
        Electric Piano 1: decimal 5 or hexadecimal 0x04.
        Electric Piano 2: decimal 6 or hexadecimal 0x05.
            (See General MIDI Level 1 Sound Set.)

Average Power: The average power of a piano is about 1 Watt.

The word “piano” is shortened from the Italian word “pianoforte” from the Italian phrase “piano e forte” meaning soft and loud coming from the Italian word “piano” meaning softly coming from the Late Latin word “planus” meaning smooth from the Latin word “planus” meaning even, level, or flat and coming from the Italian word “forte” meaning strong coming from the Latin word “fortis” meaning strong.