The piano is louder because it is much heavier, much larger, and in places built with much more tension. A harpsichord is lighter in construction and is built completely of wood. Some modern harpsichords may have some metal in their frames or in other parts of their construction. Harpsichord strings are 'plucked' by a 'plectrum' which originally consisted of quills. The plectrum is built in such a way that the quill will pluck the string on the way up, and slide over the string on the way down. You can't vary the volume of a given note by changing the attack on the key. Pianos must have metal frames because the wires are on average longer and require much more tension to be brought to pitch. For most of the range of a piano, which is considerably wider than that of standard harpsichords, there are 3 wires per note. As you go toward the lower registers there are 2 wires, and then 1 wound wire per note. Most importantly, piano wires are struck by a hammer. Varying the attack on a key will vary the initial volume of the note quite a bit. The action of the piano, called an 'escapement' action, is very special. You can imagine that if there were just a simple lever causing the hammer action, then the hammer would strike and then rest on the wires it just struck. The escapement action allows the hammer to move freely (independently of the motion of the rest of the action) right before striking the wires. Then the hammer recoils and is checked by another part of the action.
A piano has a much larger soundboard.
A piano strikes the strings with hammers, while harp strings are plucked by fingers.
Piano strings are wires, heavier and under higher tension than harp strings.
The plucked strings of a harp are amplified a little by the small sound board and acoustic cavity of the harp. The energy of a sharply struck piano key is much greater that the harpist's plucking and the sound board in the piano is much larger.
There is more tension in the strings of a piano than in the strings of a harp. As such, the strings of a piano can be struck with more force than the strings of a harp, creating a louder sound.
Type your answer here... The harp is played by plucking strings, while a piano's strings are struck with hammers. The body of the piano itself also assists with resonance.
It is plucked not hammered like a piano
it sounds like a guitar but it is more gentle and soft is also like a piano because it has high and low sounds.
I believe the piano started off as a monophonic stringed instrument, like a harp. The first pianos made sounds by the strings being mechanically plucked like a harpsichord. The placement of the harp on a resonating sound board and the eventual adaption of hammers hitting the strings gave birth to the piano and it's cloth covered hammers gave it a soft tone as well as robust tones, hence the true name- 'piano forte' meaning 'soft loud'
1. The way it generates sound - the harpsichord plucks the string while the piano hammers it; 2. The sound - the harpsichord has a more metalic sound, a cross between guitar and harp, while the piano has a more refined soft-edged sound; There are also no louds or softs in harpsichord. The notes have always the same volume; the sound on a hapsichord also fades away faster; 3. The existence of pedals - the harpsichord has no pedals; 4. Appearance - pianos are generally paint black, or wooden, while the haprsichords usually have various paintings.
It is ether matzo piano ( medium soft) or matzo forte (medium loud).
The word 'Piano' means soft :D
it sounds like a guitar but it is more gentle and soft is also like a piano because it has high and low sounds.
soft
it sounds like a guitar but it is more gentle and soft is also like a piano because it has high and low sounds.
soft
I believe the piano started off as a monophonic stringed instrument, like a harp. The first pianos made sounds by the strings being mechanically plucked like a harpsichord. The placement of the harp on a resonating sound board and the eventual adaption of hammers hitting the strings gave birth to the piano and it's cloth covered hammers gave it a soft tone as well as robust tones, hence the true name- 'piano forte' meaning 'soft loud'
If you play the piano softly it will sound soft. If you play it hard it will sound loud. It mainly depends on what piece you are playing. If you are playing a rock song then obviously it will have to be loud, but if it is a love song then most of the time you play it softly. Hoped this helped :-)
1. The way it generates sound - the harpsichord plucks the string while the piano hammers it; 2. The sound - the harpsichord has a more metalic sound, a cross between guitar and harp, while the piano has a more refined soft-edged sound; There are also no louds or softs in harpsichord. The notes have always the same volume; the sound on a hapsichord also fades away faster; 3. The existence of pedals - the harpsichord has no pedals; 4. Appearance - pianos are generally paint black, or wooden, while the haprsichords usually have various paintings.
The word piano, by definition in Italian, means soft. The modern piano is actually called the pianoforte, meaning loud-soft in Italian. This is due to the wide range of volume which the modern piano can express.Beethoven helped develop the modern piano to what it is today, for the piano's in his time (just called a piano, for they only had a soft range of sound) were not able to express the emotional variety required of his time (the romantic period).
I play the piano, and I'll answer the question. The piano has numerous thin, long strings inside it. When you press a key, a little soft-headed mallet hits one of the strings-thus producing sound. And when the key is let go of, a damper stops the sound from ringing or continuing on.
It is ether matzo piano ( medium soft) or matzo forte (medium loud).
The word 'Piano' means soft :D
it works by decreasing the distance between the hammers and the strings. So since the hammer has less room to travel when the soft pedal is pressed it can not build up as much speed therefore can not strike the string as hard which results in softer volume.