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10 facts about music and musicians
1. The Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein had lost his right arm in the First World War, but resumed concert career and has achieved exceptional skill, playing with one hand. Virtuoso piano technique will successfully perform the works of Wittgenstein, comparable in complexity even for a pianist with two hands.
2. Each time, before you sit down at the table and begin to compose music, Beethoven dipped his head into a bowl of ice water. This technique is so entered in his habit, that the composer could not give it up until his death.
3. Beethoven did not know how to multiply.
4. The word "music" gave us the ancient Greeks. Muses in Greek mythology - the daughter of Zeus, goddess, patronizing the arts and sciences. Their nine. However, among them there was not one that would deal specifically art of sounds. Some believe that it is the muse Terpsichore dance as if on official duty was to protect the music that accompanies the dance. Others believe - it was a matter Euterpe, muse of lyric poetry (poetry of the ancient Greeks sung to the sound of the instrument).
5. The word "piano" comes from the name given Cristofori his instrument: «piano et forte», which means "quiet and loud».
6. The term "Royal" was first used in 1777
7. Lowering action for semitone tuning piano leads to a change in the total string tension to 1-2 tons. À the total tension of the strings tuned piano is 7 tons (7,000 kg).
8. One of the best violinists Joshua Bell American, January 12, 2007 agreed to take part in the experiment - in the morning for 45 minutes he played in the subway station under the guise of an ordinary street musician. Of the thousands of people passed by only seven interested in music.
9. A well-known song «Happy Birthday to You» is still under copyright protection. It can be free to sing in the usual family or friends, but for commercial use, such as a movie or greeting cards, you need to pay royalties. Now the song brings an annual $ 2 million of the company owning the rights to it.
10. flatulist - flatulence is not a patient, but a kind of musician, amused the audience melodic emission of intestinal gas. References to flatulist there since the days of antiquity and modern flatulist (eg, Mr. Methane), not only on stage, but also to record albums.
A selection made by Stanislav Makarov
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