管风琴、古钢琴与钢琴的发展及其联系

The Development and Links of the Pipe Organ,Harpsichord and Piano

管风琴、古钢琴与钢琴都属于键盘乐器。根据发音的原理,键盘乐器可以分为靠空气振动发音的管乐性键盘乐器和靠琴弦振动发音的弦乐性键盘乐器。靠空气振动发音的管乐性键盘乐器主要是指管风琴;靠琴弦振动发音的弦乐性键盘乐器包括古钢琴和钢琴。由于在机械结构方面存在着差异,无论在触键、音色方面还是在演奏风格上都有较大的区别。

Organ,harpsichord and piano are all keyboard instruments.According to the principle of sound,keyboards can be divided into pipe instruments sounded by the air vibration and string instrumentssounded by strings vibrating.Pipe Organ is sounded by air vibrating sounds while harpsichord and piano are all sounded by strings vibrating.Because of the differences in mechanical structures,they are quite different in terms of the touch,sound or in the playing style.