A : Another area Beethoven excelled at was creating music that kept pace with the changing times: His style was constantly evolving. Listen to this recording of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata played on a piano from the period.
B : The instrument sounds like a synthesizer, but it has a greater resonance than a harpsichord.
A : It’s played on a predecessor to the modern piano, called a fortepiano.
A : 貝多芬厲害的另一個地方,在於他的創作跟著時代不斷演變。你聽聽看《月光奏鳴曲》這段音樂,這是用他當時的鋼琴演奏的唷。
B : 聽起來好像合成樂器哦,可是又比大鍵琴多了一點共鳴。
A : 這是用現代鋼琴的前身──古鋼琴演奏的。
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It is a universally acknowledged truth that Jane Austen, born in 1775, is one of the most beloved English novelists, and that her works still inspire readers today. She is renowned for her novels Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. Her stories often explore themes of love, marriage, and social status in late 18th-century British society and are written with wit and insight. To honor her legacy, the Jane Austen Festival is held every September in Bath, England. She lived there for several years, and the city is depicted in two of her novels. The festival began in 2001
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