World's first performance on the Fluid Piano - Utsav Lal plays Raga Bhairav Alaap-Jod-Jhalla

[99zxk]

"I have never before heard a Western instrument that was able to capture quarter tones."

Violins, violas, cellos and basses can. Ligeti and others wrote some string quartets that use semitones.

[injunsun]

I have never before heard a Western instrument that was able to capture quarter tones. Most Westerners at first dislike quarter tones, considering them at first a perceptual dissonance, or something slightly off-key, but to those with perfect pitch, this simply expands the range of all music immensely. And as if playing the piano itself was not complicated enough, to add in adjusting for quarter tones while playing it is what we call a "phenomenon," or a "phenom" (fee-nahm). Brilliant.

[jcfbell3001]

what about putting some servo motors on the sliders...

[savadesoie]

thanks for the discovery...loving gratitude♩♫ ˙· ♥ ·˙ ♫♩ **♥ ♥***˙ ♫♩♩♫ ˙· ♥ ·˙ ♫♩ **

[rainbowave777]

this "sounds" in the same way a more eastern instrement would sound, regardless of the tone agustmet opto,

would you make one that has the same sound as a starnderd grand piano, but with the same tuning options

[tsbimbra]

enjoyed listning

[pauldiffenderfer]

Awesome!! The Hindustani music tradition is divine...thank you U t s a v for taking it into new territory...surely this will invite many more outsiders to listen to the tradition! thanks!

[DeadRavers]

Nice! But how the hell did you get the sliders to work so effortlessly? I cant imagine the string tension being anywhere near what a conventional piano would be. Does it still play heavy or feel more like a cembalo?

[krazykiru]

OK first when i got to know about fluid piano, saw some videos , i thought nah...this isnt sounding like it could realy be some kind of advantage to Eastern music, but after watching Utsav Lala playin The Bhairavi .....it blew away my mind...this is a revolution in the field of micro tonal music.....though eastern instruments can do it...but a piano ..is just unbelievable..And @Sitar364 , u shud get an ear checkup....

[lazykidarr]

superb sound..very unique! excellent piece!! thanks for posting this!

[josephithink]

THANK YOU FOR PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES!!!!! i know so many people who will love this!!!!

[mihmus]

WOW!

I think about something like this!

What material of this tune sliders?)

[Lot2learn]

Very cool indeed!

[irishlostboy]

oh. my. god. WANT ONE!! lol. the piano has never sounded so alive.

[prabhbharaj]

@ Ragapianist: Thanks for your reply.

Indian Classical Music has the greatest positive effect on the mind and body.

I have also learned some part of it. I love Raga Darbari and Malhaar. Hope to listen some of you performances on the same.

Regards,

Prabhjot

[Junmonsterr]

I loved it!

[java409]

Awesome performance!