{"id":1289,"date":"2015-06-16T19:58:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2015-06-18T20:22:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T20:22:17","slug":"meet-the-modern-pianos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/2015\/06\/16\/meet-the-modern-pianos\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the (modern) pianos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/files\/2015\/03\/pianoTurnerSims.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1111 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/files\/2015\/03\/pianoTurnerSims-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"pianoTurnerSims\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/files\/2015\/03\/pianoTurnerSims-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/files\/2015\/03\/pianoTurnerSims.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>In the final instalment of our <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/2015\/05\/18\/meet-the-pianos-again\/\">Meet the Pianos<\/a> series for this year, David Owen Norris introduces some of our modern concert grands.\u00a0 Many people will find these more familiar-looking than our rarer <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/music\/2015\/04\/15\/meet-the-pianos\/\">historic instruments.<\/a> But they&#8217;re not all the same, and modern piano firms, just like their 18th-century counterparts, search to create instruments with their own characteristic sounds.\u00a0 At Southampton we provide a range of different pianos from different makers, so that students can experience the widest possible variety of different touches and sounds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDVt3zH6xYo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you can help with the costs of supporting the flourishing keyboard programme at the University of Southampton, please consider making a donation \u2013 even small sums can make a difference.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy &#8211; go to the <a title=\"Support US page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/supportus\/donatenow\/\" target=\"_blank\">university\u2019s online donation page<\/a> and choose \u2018Music Performance\u2019 from the options provided.\u00a0 THANK YOU for supporting Music at Southampton.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final instalment of our Meet the Pianos series for this year, David Owen Norris introduces some of our modern concert grands.\u00a0 Many people will find these more familiar-looking than our rarer historic instruments. 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