Can I play all classical music in a keyboard?? (e.g like moonlight sonata by beethoven)?

Question

And do you think that i need to buy a certain number of keyboard keys to play all classical music?? e.g 61 keys can play all classical music??

Answer 1

Not all. Many later compositions make use of beyond 61-key ranges. You can maybe play Baroque and early Classical pieces on it, but beyond that, no. Beethoven's mid to late-period compositions all tend to go beyond. There's a reason why the real piano has 88 keys. You won't be able to play most of the more difficult compositions (am talking advanced standard) on a 61-key keyboard. Not enough keys.

(*someone is going crazy over giving thumbs-down to the correct answers given by people more experienced than them.)

Answer 2

There is no doubt that you will not be able to play all the classical music in existence on just a 61 key keyboard. You should look into 88 keys if you want to play compositions written later on (20th century). But seriously try to get a real piano they're just better.

Answer 3

No. You can play all the music written before about 1790, when the range of the piano was expanded beyond 5 octaves (60 keys).

I don't have the details, but I think some of Beethoven's late sonatas (Hammerklavier??) use a wider range than 61 keys will allow.

Answer 4

Are you buying an electronic keyboard with fewer than the usual 88 piano keys?
You would have no trouble playing 18th Century music, because keyboards were similarly limited at that time.

Answer 5

ofcourse.. and the strings if you have a decent pc/ right software.. I can do much of the orchestra on my own.


this might interest you >

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SWGr2wWX-A

great bit of software, cheaper then spending £1000's on the real thing =)

you need reason, and a decent midi keyboard though.. i use an axiom , but you can get properly weighted keyboards..

Answer 6

I am sure there will be pieces that you will not be able to play on the smaller keyboard. There is a reason that they put 88 keys on a piano and some composers liked to use them all.

Answer 7

On a good keyboard you certainly can.

Answer 8

Yes. Of course some1 can...

But it really sounds better,
if You use a REAL PIANO...

Aaron.

Answer 9

Sure. Just have it on the piano setting and not some funky effect.

Answer 10

Yes, I think so.