A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more general term for a person who plays them. These keyboards include:
- electric pianos such as the Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric piano
- electronic pianos such as the Roland Digital Piano
- Hammond and other electric organ such as the Farfisa and Vox Continental
- analog synthesizers such as Moog and ARP synthesizers
- digital electronic keyboards such as those produced today by Roland, Yamaha, Kurzweil and Korg
- samplers
- mellotron
- clavinet
- pianet
- piano (but see Pianist for a list of famous pianists)
- harpsichord
- reed organ
- celesta
- clavichord
- pipe organ
- harmonium
- keytar
It became stylish among hard-rock enthusiasts and musicians to adopt an attitude of scorn and derision towards keyboardists and keyboard music. An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the A Rhodes piano is an electromechanical Musical instrument, a brand of Electric piano. The Wurlitzer electric piano was one of a series of electromechanical stringless pianos manufactured and marketed by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Corinth An electronic piano is a Keyboard instrument designed to simulate the Timbre of a Piano (and sometimes a Harpsichord or an organ) is a Japanese manufacturer of Electronic musical instruments electronic equipment and Software. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company An electronic organ is an Electronic keyboard instrument originally designed to imitate the sound of a Pipe organ. Farfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Italy The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact Electronic organ, and later a series of multi-timbral The Vox Continental is a Transistor -based Combo organ that was introduced in 1962 An analog synthesizer is a Synthesizer that uses analog circuits and Analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr ARP Instruments Inc was an early Electronic music company founded by Alan Robert Pearlman. An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. is a Japanese manufacturer of Electronic musical instruments electronic equipment and Software. Kurzweil Music Systems is a company that produces Electronic musical instruments for professionals and home users is a Japanese Multinational corporation that manufactures electronic Musical instruments and Electronic tuners The company is one of the A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s A Clavinet is an electrophonic Keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company The Pianet was a series of Electric pianos built by the Hohner company of Trossingen West Germany from the 1950s to the 1970s The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A harpsichord is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. A reed organ, also called parlor organ pump organ cabinet organ cottage organ, is an organ that generates its sounds using free metal reeds. The celesta (pronounced /səˈlɛstə/ or celeste (pronounced /səˈlɛst/ is a struck Idiophone operated by a keyboard. The clavichord is a European stringed Keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical The pipe organ is a Musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air (wind is driven through a series of pipes, controlled by a keyboard A harmonium is a free-standing musical keyboard instrument similar to a Reed Organ or Pipe Organ A keytar is a relatively lightweight keyboard or Synthesizer that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders similar to the way a Guitar Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock As an example, guitarist Ted Nugent goes hunting and shoots a keyboard in one of his DVDs. Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka However, in general, the keyboardist has seen something of a resurgence in rock music in recent years, with bands like Maroon 5, Athlete and The Killers featuring keyboards prominently. Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Athlete are an English Indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott ( Lead vocals and guitar The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards
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Notable electronic keyboardists
Note: while the term 'keyboardist' can cover a wide variety of instruments both acoustic and electronic, the following musicians are mostly known as electronic keyboardists, although they may also play piano or other acoustic keyboards. The following are notable keyboard players mostly in the fields of metal rock and jazz
Rock and pop
- Tony Banks (Genesis)
- Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo)
- Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
- Brian Eno
- Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
- Ralf Hütter (Kraftwerk, Organisation)
- Jean Michel Jarre
- Booker T. Jones
- Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
- Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
- Gary Numan
- Billy Preston
- Alan Price (The Animals)
- Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
- Florian Schneider-Esleben (Kraftwerk)
- Vangelis
- Stevie Wonder
- Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
- Rick Wakeman (Yes)
- Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
Jazz
Generally speaking, in jazz music, electronic keyboard players are very often also pianists. Anthony George "Tony" Banks (born 27 March 1950 is an English Songwriter, Pianist /keyboard player and guitarist Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin in South Woodford, London, on July 3 1960) is an English pop Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Yazoo (known as Yaz in the US) are an English Synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire) is a British Keyboard player and composer Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English Songwriter, Lyricist Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Ralf Hütter (born 20 August 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is the lead Singer, Keyboardist, and reportedly "band Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Organisation was an experimental Krautrock band that was the immediate predecessor of the band Kraftwerk. Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948, Lyon) is a French Composer, performer and Music producer. Booker T Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi- Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Record producer and Arranger, best Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr or Manczarek (b 12 February 1939 Illinois) is an American Musician, Singer, producer This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Alan Price (born 19 April 1941 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a Musician, Songwriter, Record The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Florian Schneider-Esleben (born 7 April 1947, in Düsseldorf, Germany) is one of the founding members of Electronic music band Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949 in Perivale, London) is an English Keyboard player best known as the Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Rudes on November 4, 1956) is a Progressive rock Keyboardist best known as a member of the Progressive Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci
Classical
See also
- Pianist
- Organist
- List of Hammond organ players
- List of harpsichordists
- Classical pianists (recorded)
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Jazz Pianist Jan Hammer (jan hamɘ (born 17 April 1948, in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, today part of the Czech Republic) is a Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown Pennsylvania) is an American Pianist and Composer. Jimmy Smith ( December 8, 1925 year is disputed and is often given as 1928 – February 8, 2005) was a Jazz musician whose performances Josef Erich Zawinul ( July 7 1932 &ndash September 11 2007) was a Jazz keyboardist and Composer. Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14 1939 is an American Composer and electronic Musician. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany This is a list of notable Hammond organ players, both solo performers and members of ensembles Musicians who play the Harpsichord are known as Harpsichordists This list includes post nineteenth-century harpsichordistsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic