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Pianos Steinway Piano Concert hire in Suffolk NR34
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One of the regions foremost piano craftsmen, Andrew Giller has been working for over 20 years in East Anglia. Restoring fine English and German pianos at his workshop and studios in the idyllic countryside of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, Andrew specialises in the care of the finest makes of piano, in particular those of Steinway, Bechstein, and Blüthner.
With four full size, "model D", Steinway concert grand pianos available for hire, as well as a selection of smaller instruments, Giller Pianos hire instruments for concerts by artists of the highest calibre. In recent years these have included John Lill, Melvyn Tan, Piers Lane, and jazz artist Julian Joseph, alongside many other world class players.
Andrew Giller Concert Pianos are used extensively throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and East Anglia. Our Steinway model D pianos are seen and heard at international festivals, and have been played by world famous pianists. We hire pianos to concert clubs and music societies around East Anglia for recitals and performances of all kinds, as well as to festivals, theatres, wedding venues, and many others.
Our selection of Steinway pianos for hire includes three model D (full size) concert grands, as well as smaller model O and model B pianos for more intimate venues. All of our pianos are cared for and regularly serviced to a very high standard.
for our pianos include performances with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Recent engagements at the Latitude Festival, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Blickling Hall Summer Concerts, and at many other events nationally, and around the region.
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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