Sound and Visual artist An-Ting Chung created new sound sculpture entitled "Inside the 100 Foot Piano". She has the piano's 88 notes represented by 88 loudspeakers arranged in an acoustical landscape whose perimeter is over 280 feed.Inside the 100 Foot Piano Full storyTechnorati Tags: pianoSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Inside the 100 Foot Piano", url: "http://pianologist.com/piano-news/inside-the-100-foot-piano/" });

This is not a piano actually. It is a computer with 6.8 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM and a 500 GB hard drive, a state-of-the-art 26-inch wide-screen Philips LCD HDTV/computer monitor with stereo speakers, all packed inside a beautiful 1904 Chickering Upright Grand Piano, refinished to its original splendor.Currently listed at eBay with starting bid US$6998.00. The World’s Best Computer *Art Antique Piano Chickering - (eBay item 200177047489 end time Dec-02-07 16:22:55 PST)Compiano: Part Computer, Part Piano, All InsaneSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Compiano: Piano & Computer Hybrid", url: "http://pianologist.com/piano-news/compiano-piano-computer-hybrid/" });

Bösendorfer is one of the top notch piano maker in all time. But years of financial loss forced it to be sold. The fabled Austrian piano manufacturer Bösendorfer has been sold for just under €11 million, according to the Austrian national broadcaster ORF and Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The purchaser, Brodmann Pianos of Vienna, beat out rival Yamaha Pianos of Japan. Read the full story.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Top Piano Maker Bösendorfer Sold", url: "http://pianologist.com/piano-news/bosendorfer-sold/" });

Words often fail to fully express one's love , so let music do it for you. It is an undisputable fact that music has the power to stir emotions, including love. The words of the late Duke Ellington, “I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.” And as Jaco Pastorius harshly put it, "I’m not here to raise hippie consciousness, I’m here to wet some panties." Not actually what I had in ...

Learn jazz drop 2 voicings technique from solo piano video of jazz standard "The Nearness of You" with some theory A jazz ballad is always good for demontsrating the beauty of jazz voicings. Here's my solo piano video of popular jazz standard "The Nearness of You" [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiVK2e6Ui8] DROP 2 VOICINGS A word by the great Marc Sabatella on drop 2 voicings, "Drop voicings are formed by taking a close position voicing and dropping one of the notes down an octave. A drop 2 voicing is formed by dropping the second to the top note. Thus, for ...

A few months ago, there was a post on Pianologist with solo piano video of popular Dreamgirls song, Listen, by Beyonce Knowles. Where full transcription / sheet music was provided. Listen by Beyonce Knowles - Solo Piano Video and Sheet Music It has received overwhelming support from readers around. Here's the video in case you've missed it, [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HieJHxudH3M] However, the video and transcription provided was in the original key of B major Readers have been contacting me through e mail and comments to help transpose the original transcription up a half step to C major, to make it easier to play. Here ...