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Musical instruments

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the beginnings of human culture. The purpose of early musical instruments was ritual: a hunter might use a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a shaman might use a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures later developed the processes of composing and performing melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications.

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I've just created 6 piano designs, & this is one of them.

I made all of these designs from recent photographs of an upright piano that I shot from a tall staircase directly above the instrument. The two designs with black backgrounds are the actual black color of the piano. (I colored the white keys in, of course.)

All 6 of these wallpapers have this in common: the colors of the keys. (It's a bit hard to tell what's what in the "Music in Action" fractal design, because some of the keys in it are backwards.)

Here is the note color key:

A's are brown
B's are lavender
C's are red
D's are yellow
E's are a warm blue
F's are orange
G's are green

(I had to leave the sharp and flat keys black, or it wouldn't have looked like a piano!) :D

The reason that I kept the colors of the keys constant was because these are the colors I see when I hear these musical notes. To me, the note of D will always be yellow, whether I hear it on a piano, a violin, or a guitar. Most of the sharp/flat keys have colors similar to the keys they are beside. For example, I hear the B flat key as a deep violet color.

I hope all of you who love and appreciate music (and who doesn't!) will enjoy these designs!

CollieSmile :)

Here are links my other piano designs:

The Joy of Music
http://entertainment.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1956654/

The Joy of Music -Green
http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1956659/

Music In Action -an Abstract
http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1956667/

Piano, Big & Grand!
http://entertainment.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1956672/

Piano Keys Border I- Golden
http://entertainment.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1956673/

Piano Keys Border II- Teal & Blue (This one.)
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