Question:“On the orchestra of ten fingers”
On the orchestra of ten fingers
The piano is the instrument that becomes a whole orchestra alone. Ten fingers carry the song and its accompaniment at once.
Three descend. Hear the same piece twice by different players. You will learn that it is not the piece that differs but the person.
- Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2, ChopinA night song by name, meant for the dark.
- Clair de lune, DebussyLight on water, drawn with keys.
- Moonlight Sonata, BeethovenThe first movement is slow moonlight. The last is a storm.
Apollo and Marsyas competed with their instruments, and the Muses were the judges.