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Played by Ages Young Through Old
I am played by ages young through old,
Performed and practiced by many a few.
Your focus and creativity tested ten fold,
As it will take much time from you.
My blacks and whites can not be told,
But with your hands are pressed.
This method of art can't be sold,
By anyone who doesn't make it their best.
I was first made many centuries ago,
Intended for works of virtuosic motion.
Then my style was changed after Antonio,
To vary genres of drama and emotion.
More can be told by my abilities known,
As I range in pitches by plenty.
I sound elegant with a crowd of tone,
But am also sung with or alongside many.
What am I?
Performed and practiced by many a few.
Your focus and creativity tested ten fold,
As it will take much time from you.
My blacks and whites can not be told,
But with your hands are pressed.
This method of art can't be sold,
By anyone who doesn't make it their best.
I was first made many centuries ago,
Intended for works of virtuosic motion.
Then my style was changed after Antonio,
To vary genres of drama and emotion.
More can be told by my abilities known,
As I range in pitches by plenty.
I sound elegant with a crowd of tone,
But am also sung with or alongside many.
What am I?
Hint
My blacks and whites can not be told,But with your hands are pressed.
Answer
A Piano.I am played by ages young through old,
Performed and practiced by many a few. --- Any age can play the piano, many practice and perform (the other's just play for fun).
Your focus and creativity tested ten fold,
As it will take much time from you. --- Piano requires immense focus and creativity, especially when it can take so much time from you.
My blacks and whites can not be told,
But with your hands are pressed. --- You do not tell the keys (black and whites) what to do, you press them with your hands.
This method of art can't be sold,
By anyone who doesn't make it their best. --- You can not make money playing piano, if you do not make it your top priority.
I was first made many centuries ago,
Intended for works of virtuosic motion. --- The piano was made centuries ago when the style was generally fast paced virtuosic music.
Then my style was changed after Antonio,
To vary genres of drama and emotion. --- Now the styles you can hear on a piano can vary even to drama and emotion.
More can be told by my abilities known,
As I range in pitches by plenty. --- Another ability of the piano is its various pitches.
I sound elegant with a crowd of tone,
But am also sung with or alongside many. --- You can play more than one note at once, but one or more can also sing with even one line of piano melody.
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