Period Instrument Voices Open the Door to the World of Classical Music
The CLP-700 Series Clavinovas are Yamaha’s first instruments to be equipped with the voices of the fortepiano, the predecessor to the modern piano. The sounds emitted by a fortepiano are simpler than those of a modern piano, and decay much more rapidly. Hearing the sounds of the instruments played when the likes of Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin were composing their songs should illuminate the original intent behind the notes on the page. Here is a novel opportunity to communicate with historical composers by playing these period instruments.
This model is equipped with the voices of four fortepianos beloved by Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, and Scarlatti.
The fortepianos shown in the picture are from the collections at the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments.