piano Archives - Between Air and Electricity

March 28, 2017March 3, 2019

Tonewood by Hugo Morales Murguía

Tonewood I (2011) and Tonewood II (2015) by Hugo Morales Murguía use small tactile transducers with corks attached to their cones. Five musicians play their instruments with these transducers. The transducers do not sound at all, as long as they … read more

March 17, 2017March 3, 2019

A sympathetic piano by Gökhan Deneç

In Chapter Three of my book I discussed several early attempts of creating electric piano’s during the end of the nineteenth century. Often these efforts made use of electromagnets and feedback to keep the piano strings in vibration. The Neo … read more

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

p. 127 …..sofferte onde serene… by Luigi Nono

Again a piece, which can hardly be documented by a video, since it uses loudspeakers underneath the piano and loudspeakers in the concert hall.

…..sofferte onde serene… (1976) by Luigi Nono:

and part II:

February 6, 2017February 20, 2017

p. 122 Music for Piano with Amplified Sonorous Vessels by Alvin Lucier

Hildegard Kleeb performs Music for Piano with Amplified Sonorous Vessels (1990) by Alvin Lucier, also available on the CD Panorama, with other beautiful works by Alvin Lucier:

February 6, 2017November 23, 2017

p. 110 Travelon Gamelon by Richard Lerman

Travelon Gamelon (1977) by Richard Lerman is using piezo-ceramic disks as contact microphones. Many of his works use transducers and his website is a very valuable resource on using these, including a guide for making these microphones.

February 6, 2017February 15, 2017

p. 108 Inside Piano by Andrea Neumann

Andrea Neumann performing on her Inside Piano:

January 31, 2017December 21, 2017

p. 76 Neo Bechstein

Neo Bechstein demonstration from 1933 “it is heard through the medium of a loud-speaker” (I love how she pronounces loud-speaker!).

January 31, 2017June 20, 2017

p. 75 Wave Train by David Behrman

Wave Train (1966) by David Behrman performed by Yoni Niv (Musica Nova) and Ronald Boersen (special guest). See also: Sound in a Jar by Ronald Boersen.