We-e-e-e-elll, maybe--maybe not.
See "A Window in Time: Rachmaninoff performs Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Paderewski, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and others" Telarc Digital, 20-BIT CD-80491. Piano rolls were also used to capture performance.
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On Mar 5, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Donald Tait <[log in to unmask]>
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> Yes, exactly. A sound recording, no matter how primitive or advanced, by definition preserves sound created by the performer(s). A piano roll does not. It is a mechanical device and system used to play a piano.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Cox <[log in to unmask]>
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> On 05/03/2013, Randy Lane wrote:
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>> Bt do we consider piano rolls "accoustic"? If yes, the earlier
>> mentioned Rudolf Serkin qualifies. And a few others I researched last
>> night but can't remember off the top of my head.
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> No, a piano roll is not an acoustic recording. The sound is not recorded
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> It is more like an annotated score.
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