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What small ensemble uses an instrument not belonging to the same family as the rest?
A "trio" ... consists of string instruments plus a piano. The piano is a member of the percussion family.
What String instrument is not in the violin family?
Those without strings, mainly woodwinds, brass and percussion.The piano is in reality a member of the percussion family primarily because of the manner in which is required to produce sound, but has been "accepted" as being part of the string family in many circles.
What family is the piano a member of?
percussion, and strings
What family does piano go into brass string percussion or woodwind?
string because it uses string to make the piano make sound
Piano a member of what musical family?
Percussion.
What group of instruments does the piano belong?
A piano is member of several groups. First of all, a piano is a string instrument, because its main source of sound is the vibration of the strings. It's also a keyboard instrument (because it is played by touching the keys of the keyboard) and a percussion instrument(and idea of the composer Bela Bartok, if I'm correct; he considered the piano to be a percussive instrument because in a piano the strings are hit by hammers).
Which musical instrument has the most strings?
it is a harp Wrong - the answer is the piano. The piano is not formally a member of the string family ... the manner in which sound is produced on the piano uses percussive effects - hammers striking keys, therefore, the piano is really a member of the percussion family. ok, but since hammers inside the piano hammer on strings, I think it is a part of the string family. Also because "stringinstrument" doesn't mean how the strings are played.
Which family of musical instruments makes sound from the striking of materials with sticks hammers or the hands?
That would be the Percussion Family. Oddly enough, the Piano is also a member of the Percussion Family, as it requires a wooden hammer covered with felt to strike stretched strings to physically hit the string and thus make it vibrate.
Is a piano a stringed instrument?
Yes ... and no! Yes, because it has strings ... No, because the method to produce sounds uses a percussive effect, therefore, it is technically it is a member of the percussion family, as well as the string family.
What family does the piano belong to?
It is considered a percussion instrument since the strings are struck by hammers to produce tones. It is also considered a string instrument by some.
Why does the piano belongs to a percussion instrument?
Piano belongs to a percussion instrument family. in order to produce a sound strings has to be struck by hammer. The striking action defines piano as a percussion instrument. Pianist is unable to produce the sound directly, like violinist or guitarist, for that reason piano can not be classified to string instrument family.
What family of instruments does the piano fit under?
The Piano does not fit under one faily, but two. When you press down on a key [which is percussion], you cause a hammer inside the Piano to hit [also percussion] a string [which goes under the String section], or strings [depending on what key you play].
