Like a child? A masterpiece of crafts, the so called hammer-string-mechanics of the grand piano, makes a little hammer strike a tightened string. Its length, perimeter and tension have been designed with expert precision, they determine its very particular pitch. The well-constructed body of the grand piano is resounding the vibration: the sounding of a pure tone. It is the result of a long tradition in constructing instruments, generations have been researching and working to perfect it. Everything has been reached, you could state, a perfected instrument only waiting for a gif… mehr erfahren
Like a child? A masterpiece of crafts, the so called hammer-string-mechanics of the grand piano, makes a little hammer strike a tightened string.… mehr erfahren
Like a child? A masterpiece of crafts, the so called hammer-string-mechanics of the grand piano, makes a little hammer strike a tightened string. Its length, perimeter and tension ha… mehr erfahren
Hauschka is the alias of Düsseldorf-based pianist and composer, Volker Bertelmann. Bertelmann's work is based upon an exploration of the possibilities of the prepared piano - a playfully disruptive intervention into the preconceived idea of the piano as a pure-toned, perfected instrument. Bertelmann explores and influences the outcome of his music by modifying parts of the instrument, attaching various objects to the strings to create a sound described as "a delicate, sometimes haunting form of experimental piano music". Hauschka's sound borrows as much from … mehr erfahren
Hauschka is the alias of Düsseldorf-based pianist and composer, Volker Bertelmann. Bertelmann's work is based upon an exploration of the possibilities of the prepared piano - a pla… mehr erfahren
Hauschka is the alias of Düsseldorf-based pianist and composer, Volker Bertelmann. Bertelmann's work is based upon an exploration of the possibilities of the prepared piano - a playfully disruptive intervention into the precon… mehr erfahren