Self study 1 (1 course) Tas Work with the article which is not related to your specialty

SELF STUDY 1 (1 course)

Task1. Work with the article which is not related to your specialty.

1. Choose any article you are interested in (about sport, music, travelling, films,…). The article should be of 300-400 words long.

2. Put five special questions to the article to cover the plot. (2 points per each correct question) Total score: 10 Points

The Story of the Piano's Invention

(https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/who-invented-the-piano/)
The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano in around the year 1700.
When Cristofori invented the piano he originally called it “Gravicembalo col piano e forte” which is Italian for “harpsichord with soft and loud”. The name “Gravicembalo col piano e forte” was then shortened to pianoforte which became the common Italian name for the piano which means soft-loud.

The piano got its start as a modification of the harpsichord, which had 60 keys. The first pianos, therefore, usually had 60 keys. 60 keys represented five octaves, since there are 12 notes in an octave. As more and more pianos were made, composers began to write more music for the piano.

Unlike a harpsichord – an earlier keyboard instrument – a piano’s sound is generated by hammers hitting tuned strings. When a player presses a key, a damper releases the string and the hammer hits the string, creating the sound. When the player releases the key, the damper returns to the string stopping it vibrating.

The sustain pedal on the modern piano keeps the dampers lifted so that even when a player releases a note the string carries on vibrating and the sound lasts for longer.

Today’s modern piano uses essentially the same hammer action as Cristofori’s very first instrument all those centuries ago.
What's the hardest piano piece ever written? Liszt's Campanella. At least, that's what many musicians believe. The piece was written by Liszt in 1851 and actually comes from a larger piece – the Grandes études de Paganini and is famous for being one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano.

Top 8 Best Pianists Alive in 2020 :

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  Louis Lortie. Louis Lortie is one of the most sough-after pianists of today. ...
  
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  Tigran Hamasyan. Tigran Hamasyan is a jazz pianist from Armenia. ...
  
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  Yuja Wang. Yuja Wang is one of the best young pianists coming from China. ...
  
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  Brad Mehldau. ...
  
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  Marc-André Hamelin. ...
  
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  Ethan Iverson. ...
  
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  Hélène Grimaud. ...
  
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  Lang Lang.
  

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Special questions:
1.When was the piano first invented?

2.How did the piano get its name?

3. How many keys did the first piano have?

4. How does a piano make a sound?

5.What is the hardest piano piece ever written?

6.Who is the best pianist in the world today?

Done by : Khidirboev Uroljon.