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Ars Lunga
Ars lunga is a piano and cello duo established in 2009 in Yerevan, Armenia by two leading Armenian artists: cellist Aram Talalyan and pianist Julietta Vardanyan. Since its establishment, the group has performed numerous recitals across Armenia, CIS countries, Far and Near East, Europe, and Iran. They have participated in several well-known festivals such as "The Return festival," "National Cello Festival" in Yerevan, "Fajr Festival" in Tehran, "Moscow Autumn" modern music festival, Contemporary Music Festival in Ukraine, Martisor Festival in Moldova, Deia music festival in Spain, and many others. The group has performed at prestigious locations such as Oji Hall in Tokyo, Moscow Composers Hall, Utrecht Conservatory, Vahdad Hall in Tehran, Organ Hall in Cisnau, Moldova, and others. In 2011, Ars lunga became an NGO registered in Yerevan, Armenia. Several well-known composers have written pieces dedicated to the duo, including Hooshyar Khayam and Rebecca Ashooghian from Iran, Suren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
