Music History
History Of The Piano – The Fortepiano
In this article, we will describe in simple stages the historical period in which the fortepiano reached its maximum diffusion as an instrument favoured by the major…
The Art of Playing: articles in English
Music History
Curt Sachs – History Of Organology At a Glance
In this article we will talk most practically and concisely possible about Curt Sachs (1881-1959), considered the founder of modern Organology: he investigated the main…
Music History
Vincenzo Bellini – Operas And Summary
In this article I would like to tell you about Vincenzo Bellini, born in Catania in 1801 and died in Puteaux, France, in 1835. The very short life of this composer was…
Music History
Giuseppe Verdi – Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata
In this article I would like to talk to you in the most practical and concise way possible about one of the most influential trilogies of the Italian nineteenth century:…
Music History
Gaetano Donizetti – Lucia Di Lammermoor
In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about one of the most influential works of the Italian nineteenth century: Lucia Di…
Music History
Gregorian Chant – Summary And Examples
In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about the Gregorian chant, born in the ninth century under the need to combine the…
Music History
Carmina Burana – History From The Middle Ages To Today
In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about the work Carmina Burana , one of the most famous by Carl Orff (1895-1982).…
Music History
Who Invented Musical Notes?
In this article we will answer in the most practical and concise way possible to the question Who invented musical notes? through a historical synthesis of the main…
Music History
Claudio Monteverdi – The Madrigal Of ' 500
In this article I would like to talk to you in the most practical and concise way possible about the madrigal in Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), which is part of a…
Piano
How to choose the best 88-weighted key digital piano ?
If you've searched for this page you're probably wondering which instrument to start your piano studies with, and I can assure you that you don't necessarily need a…
Piano
How to read the notes on the pentagram
The pentagram is used exactly like the Fundamental Scale : if we read one at a time lines and spaces upwards, we walk clockwise the same number of names on the…