PTNA Launches "Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments"!
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PTNA launches "the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments". Do instruments tell you about the period when pieces were composed? Yes. Keyboard instruments are different in shape and mechanics, etc. when you compare those of Bach's period and those of today. To see and touch the keyboards of that time is an effective way to learn the music itself.
Sonoko Hayashi, the representative of Mejiro Cantabile Station, often organizes PTNA Piano STEP on the theme of Baroque, where she set up a cembalo and a piano on stage so that the participants could choose which one to play. She said that their eyes and ears are changed once they hear and touch the cembalo. "They try to listen to, not just hear, how the sound goes and fades away. This experience would change your way of performance, even for Romantic pieces"
Masako Honda, the representative of Suginami Station, recently organized a lecture in which she demonstrated the touch and tone of a spinet and a clavichord, and explained how to apply those knowledge and experiences to modern pianos. One may understand how articulations should be executed, how important to listen to the sounds fading away, etc. Her next plan is to focus on the stylistic changes in the Beethoven's Sonata and the transitions of the keyboard instruments at that time.
Tadashi Suenaga, a concert pianist, was inspired by many period instruments he saw during his study in France; a clavichord in Lyon, a fortepiano by Rosenberger, just to name a few. "All those experiences are part of my music life, but it certainly gives me new way of expression and technique. The most important thing in leaning is to say "why" and experience things you are interested in, and you will know what it tells later on".
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