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4 strings 4 courses. G 3 D 4 A 4 E 5: Mandolin-banjo, Melody Banjo, banjoline, bandoline US Hybrid of mandolin and banjo but with only one string per course Banjo, Long Neck 5 strings 5 courses. E 4 B 2 E 3 G ♯ 3 B 3 "Pete Seeger" Banjo US (commissioned by Pete Seeger) Open string tuning; often played with capo on 3rd fret Banjo, tenor 4 ...
Jan Ladislav Dussek's Piano Sonata No. 18 in E ♭ major, Op. 44, known as Les Adieux ("The Farewell"), was written and published in 1800. It was dedicated to Dussek's fellow composer and virtuoso pianist, Muzio Clementi. This sonata is the longest of Dussek's piano sonatas.
Piano Quintet in E major, Op. 15 (1921–1922) Viel Lärmen um Nichts ("Much Ado about Nothing"), Op. 11, four movement suite for violin and piano (1918–1919) String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 16 (1920–1923) Suite for two violins, cello and piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930) String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26 (1933)
All but the lowest notes of a piano have multiple strings tuned to the same frequency. The notes with two strings are called bichords, and those with three strings are called trichords. These allow the piano to have a loud attack with a fast decay but a long sustain in the attack–decay–sustain–release (ADSR) system.
C2–E ♭ 2–G ♭ 2–A2–C3–E ♭ 3, [7] [8] or B2–D3–F3–A ♭ 3–B3–D4 [9] In each minor-thirds tuning, every interval between successive strings is a minor third. Thus each repeats its open-notes after four strings. In the minor-thirds tuning beginning with C, the open strings contain the notes (C, E ♭, Gb) of the diminished ...
An orchestral reduction is a sheet music arrangement of a work originally for full symphony orchestra (such as a symphony, overture, or opera), rearranged for a single instrument (typically piano or organ), a smaller orchestra, or a chamber ensemble with or without a keyboard (e.g. a string quartet). A reduction for solo piano is sometimes ...
prepared piano, i.e. introducing foreign objects into the workings of the piano to change the sound quality; string piano, i.e. hitting or plucking the strings directly or any other direct manipulation of the strings; sound icon, i.e. placing a piano on its side and bowing the strings with horsehair and other materials; whistling, singing or ...
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 in E ♭ major, Op. 81a, known as Les Adieux ("The Farewell"), was written during the years 1809 and 1810. This sonata was influenced by Jan Ladislav Dussek's sonata with the same nickname. The title Les Adieux implies a programmatic nature.