Play Me

by Lydia Holly

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Play Me

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Lydia Holly

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Photograph - Photography

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This black and white photograph depicts a grand piano in the Mount Zion Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. I enjoy classical music and while I did not hear this particular piano being played I can imagine its sounds resonating throughout the halls, lounges and restaurant of this historical hotel. Grand pianos are large, full-toned pianos that have the body, strings, and soundboard arranged horizontally and in line with the keys and are supported by three legs. The grand piano evolved from the harpsichord in the 1700s, and it took some 100 hundred years before it started to be mass produced. "Development of the grand piano after 1750 followed two basic paths. In England, the piano action was designed heavier and more complicated, more like the grand actions of today. In Germany, a lighter and more simply constructed action became known as the Viennese action, developed by makers like Johann Andreas Stein; pianos that Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn played and composed on." See http://www.bestpianolessons.com/piano-history/grand-piano-history.html Enjoy the softness of this image and reach for the sounds that come from this amazing instrument!

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March 13th, 2017

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