Keyboards! Monday, March 10, 2014
The oldest type of keyboard instrument is the pipe organ. It dates to the third century B.C. There are many types of organs. Over time, there have been many keyboard instruments, and plenty of music to go along with them. One of the earliest collections of music for a keyboard instrument was the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, which is a collection of compositions by many composers. There are other collections for virginal, but the Fitzwilliam collection is probably the best known. There is so much music written for keyboard instruments that we may never run out. There is music from at least 1562 to the present, from John Bull and John Dowland to Lowell Lieberman and Diane G. Rahbee. The most common keyboard instrument nowadays is the piano, of course. Parents who can afford it make sure their children have an opportunity to explore the piano for at least a few years. All kinds of courses of instruction exist for learning to play the piano. There are lots of sheets and books of keyboard music for classical, popular, jazz, rock, blues…..well, everything. If you play a keyboard instrument, you should never get bored. If this article gets you interested in the endless variety of keyboard music, feel free to ask questions at 1-800-42-MUSIC, email us at keyboard@stantons.com, or check out our website at http://www.stantons.com. Shop Stanton’s for all your sheet music needs!