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Behati Prinsloo has appeared in various music videos for Maroon 5, alongside the band's frontman and her husband, Adam Levine. Bella Hadid appeared in the 2015 music video for the Weeknd's "In the Night". In 1983, Christie Brinkley featured in the music video for "Uptown Girl", alongside her then-future husband Billy Joel.
The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament . There are two main types of piano: the grand piano and the upright piano.
Originally named Allen Manufacturing Company, the business produced hexagonal set screws and wrenches to fasten them. The terms "Allen wrench" (American English) and "Allen key" (British English) [3] are derived from the Allen brand name and refer to the generic product category "hex keys". W.G. Allen [4] filed the first related patent in 1909 ...
Piano accordions use a musical keyboard similar to a piano, at right angles to the cabinet, the tops of the keys inward toward the bellows. The rarely used bass accordion has only a right-hand keyboard, with ranks of 8', 16', and 32' reeds, with the lowest note being the deepest pitch on a pipe organ pedal keyboard (pedal C).
Piano history and musical performance. The modern form of the piano, which emerged in the late 19th century, is a very different instrument from the pianos for which earlier classical piano literature was originally composed. The modern piano has a heavy metal frame, thick strings made of top-grade steel, and a sturdy action with a substantial ...
One of the earliest pianos made in America. The first known piano by Albrecht is located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Charles Stieff: Baltimore: US 1856–1951 Often referred to as "The poor man's Steinway". Chas. S. Norris: Boston: US 1930 Chickering and Sons: Boston: US 1823–1983 American Piano Company: Acquired in 1908 ...
Certain American television events in 2024 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.
Kurzweil Music Systems is an American company that produces electronic musical instruments. It was founded in 1982 by Stevie Wonder (musician), Ray Kurzweil (innovator) and Bruce Cichowlas (software developer). Kurzweil was a developer of reading machines for the blind, and their company used many of the technologies originally designed for ...