Yes! The piano is both a percussion instrument and a string instrument. Sound is created when a pianist strikes a key, which causes a hammer to hit a string. Because the hammer hits the string, it is considered percussive.
Yes it is considered as a Perscussion instrument due to the hammers that hit the strings inside the piano to produce vibration on the strings that cause it to make sounds.
Certainly it is not a stringed instrument or by the same logic a cymbal would be a brass instrument.
Technically the piano can be classified as a percussion instrument, because the sound is made from hammers 'hitting' strings, which vibrate and produce specific notes. In this case, it can be grouped with instruments such as the xylophone, or timpani. However, the harpsichord, although similar, is not classified as a percussion instrument as the strings are plucked, rather than hit.
Keyboard instruments are numbered among the percussion instruments in Orchestras and bands, not so much because of their mechanisms, but because it is easier than trying to associate them with multiple sections. Sometimes, this leads to inverted definitions, such as:
Yes, since the hammer strikes the string to produce sound, it is technically a percussion instrument. Other variations such as the Harpsichord are not though, since the string is plucked rather than struck.
While this is true of the piano when it is used as a percussion instrument, with sharp chords or percussive playing of musical lines, the piano is capable of great versatility, and can be considered as a solo instrument, a section unto itself, part of the percussion section, or part of no section at all. In St. Saens Symphony #3, called the "Organ Symphony", the piano is most often treated as a harmonic instrument, sometimes as a soloist, and sometimes as percussion. In cases where the Piano does not serve a clearly percussive function, it is better to consider it as not belonging to a section, per se, like the Harp or the Saxophone: an instrument added to the orchestra without becoming a permanent part.
There are other instruments which are played similarly to the Piano, with the three-two sharp/flat groupings within a natural scale of seven notes (before the repeating octave). These include the Celeste, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Orchestra Bells, Chimes, and Organ. While the Celeste is generally considered part of the percussion section, and placed within the bounds of the percussion instruments, and the others named (minus the Organ) use mallets held by percussionists and used to strike the tonal bars or tubes of the instrument, the Organ is generally not considered a percussion instrument.
Two others are worthy of mention: the Harpsichord and Clavichord, which use the same keyboard arrangement as the piano. The Clavichord strikes strings with a metal tangent when the key is pressed, but is so quiet that it is not used except as a solo instrument (usually in a small, quiet room). The harpsichord was the mainstay of harmony and rhythm in late Renaissance and Baroque orchestras, lasting in orchestral performance until the piano replaced it. Neither of these would be considered part of the percussion section, not because of their method of sound production nor their keyboards, but rather because the Harpsichord would only appear with a modern symphony under very special conditions, and the clavichord wouldn't be bothered with, at all.
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.
The cello, viola, violin, and piano are all stringed instruments. Although the piano is also a percussion instrument since you use your fingers to assist causing sound.
The piano is a stringed instrument, as it is very similar the the harp, but on a piano the strings are attached to keys and when you press down on the key, a hammer strikes the string and plays the note. You can see this in action if you lift up the piano's lid
For one thing, "string instruments" and "stringed instruments" are not the same. String instruments are the viol family and stringed instruments are any instrument that has strings. The piano and harp both qualify.Now, the piano is a percussion instrument that has strings and the harp is an unbowed stringed instrument.
Piano is from the Percussion Family. Other instruments in that family are:oCelesta oHarp oTimpani oSnare oSymbols oGlockenspiel The Percussion Family is more international than any other section in the orchestra. Just look at the variety of instruments! With most instruments in the Percussion Family people don't know who invented them or when. In ancient drawings it shows a timpani or African drums being played. But still, no one really knows.
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.
Percussion. It is a stringed instrument, not percussion.
it is a string isntrument. There are some stringed instruments which are in the percussion group because the strings are hit tom make a sournd: Piano, santur
The cello, viola, violin, and piano are all stringed instruments. Although the piano is also a percussion instrument since you use your fingers to assist causing sound.
The piano is a stringed instrument, as it is very similar the the harp, but on a piano the strings are attached to keys and when you press down on the key, a hammer strikes the string and plays the note. You can see this in action if you lift up the piano's lid
For one thing, "string instruments" and "stringed instruments" are not the same. String instruments are the viol family and stringed instruments are any instrument that has strings. The piano and harp both qualify.Now, the piano is a percussion instrument that has strings and the harp is an unbowed stringed instrument.
Because when you strike a key (press it down) the mechanism strikes a felt tipped hammer against the string to produce the note.A Piano can be considered as Percussion instrument because whenever you press down on a key, A little hammer on the inside hits a string causing the string inside the Piano to vibrate. The vibration of the strings are what causes it to produce the sound the piano makes. Furthermore, a piano can be classified as a Idiophone because the hammers that hit the strings are what causes the string to vibrate. Piano cannot only be classified as a Percussion Instrument but also a stringed instrument.
Piano is from the Percussion Family. Other instruments in that family are:oCelesta oHarp oTimpani oSnare oSymbols oGlockenspiel The Percussion Family is more international than any other section in the orchestra. Just look at the variety of instruments! With most instruments in the Percussion Family people don't know who invented them or when. In ancient drawings it shows a timpani or African drums being played. But still, no one really knows.
Piano is a tough instrument to categorize. Some say "percussion" because you create sound by striking the instrument. Some say "string" because vibrating strings is how the sound is made. If I had to choose between them I'd choose "string instrument" because the reasoning for it being a percussion instrument, IMO, is not very sound. Yes you strike the instrument to make sound, but it's not you making the sound - it's the hammer striking the strings much like the dulcimer. Apply the "percussion" argument to other keyed instruments and you can see more clearly how it's a misnomer. Is the organ a percussion instrument because you're striking the keys? And then there's electronic keyboards - are they percussion instruments? See how we're getting really far out on a limb to rationalize calling piano a percussion instrument. This, and the other examples I gave, is why I like to use "keyboard instrument" as a classification all its own. It allows for an accurate description of how you make sound with the instrument, much like the definition of percussion (striking a membrane or solid object). I like to tell people that if they don't like the idea of "inventing" a new category, then call it a string instrument because that's what it is! :)
It is. It's considered both string and percussion because of the mallets that strike the inside of the piano to make sound (percussion), and the strings inside of the piano (strings).
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.
The piano is a percussion instrument because it has hammers inside it which strike the strings. A percussion instrument is one where something is hit to make a sound.