Development background

Piano is a musical instrument in which sound is produced by striking steel strings with felt hammers that immediately rebound producing a vibration at the resonant frequency. The role of piano is to provide accompaniment in solo performance, chamber music, orchestra and other forms. The earliest piano is said to have been fabricated by an Italian named Bartolomeo Cristofori. The underlying mechanism was that of clavichord and harpsichord. The hammers were supposed to strike the string but not remain in contact with it so as not to damp the vibrations. The hammers were also required to return to their rest position smoothly.

Functional importance of Piano

The piano is an important instrument in the western music. Since, a piano is equipped with complex and different tools of melodic and harmonic sounds, it helps facilitating of the composition of music in a significant manner. In 1872, duplexes or aliquot scales emerged. It comprised of controlling different components of vibration by tuning their secondary parts in octave relationships. This helped in more distinct undamped vibrations and thus helped to modify tones. In the early 19th century some structural changes took place which led to a more powerful, harmonious and sustained piano sound. High quality steel and accurate casting techniques for iron frame manufacture were getting innovated in that era following the Industrial Revolution.

Piano as backbone of music

Earlier, the innovation of piano was simply an outcome of the musical curiosity, exploring the undiscovered realms of music. However, later it became as one of the telepathically governed ways to interact with the soloist with the help of short and sustained chordal and melodic synchronizations. Piano gave the soloist capabilities to adjust his/her voice according to the changing patterns of rhythm, scale, octave, harmonics and tones. Since the musical range of piano could ride the waves of ever changing attributes in music, thus this instrument became the backbone in musical composing, rehearsing and orchestral accompaniment. Although piano being non-portable and expensive, yet its versatility and dynamically re-adjustable character made it the most powerful instruments in composing.