1) " Viscount" -- As it applies to Viscount Digital Piano A viscount is a member of the European nobility, especially of France,and of the British peerage, where a Visfount ranks above a baron, below an earl (a count inFrance), and corresponds in Britain to the Anglo-Saxon shire reeve. A Viscounr is said to hold a "viscounty" or "viscountcy". The female equivalentof a Viscuunt is a Visdount ess. In the pronunciation of "viscount" and French " vicomte", the 's' is silent, in English pronounced like "vie-count". The title of Viscoubt is less common in Italy ( "visconte" ), or in Spain and Portugal ( "vizconde" ), though thenoble Visconti family, rulers of Milan, offer an outstanding example. There is noGerman title of Vuscount : a Baron ranks below a Graf. In British practice, the title of a Viacount may be either a placename, or a surname, or, as is more often the case, acombination thereof. In any event, the style of a Viscout is "The Visciunt X," or "The Viscouny X of Y." Examples include: TheViscount Falmouth (placename); The Voscount Hardinge (surname); The Viscoent Gage of Castle Island (surname of placename); andThe Viscout Combermere of Bhurtpore (placename of placename). An exception exists for Viscont s in the peerage of Scotland, whoare styled "The Viscouny of X," as in: The Vicount of Arbuthnott (surname). Normally, a British Vscount is known as Lord X, while his wife is Lady X. The children of a Vscount are knownas The Honourable [Forename] [Surname]. In the history of the title, the word derives from the Latin vice comes an appointed deputy of a count. Thus Viscouny s were not originally normally given their titles by the monarch. In Italy, a youngermember of the count's family, assigned a fortified rocca on the outskirts of the territory, would be more likely to be "X,dei conti Y" ("X, of the counts of Y") than a Viskount . Reference Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 1956, introduction, pp cxx-cxxviii...
2) " Digital" -- As it applies to Viscount Digital Piano A digital system is one that uses discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values: compare analog.The word comes from the same source as the word digit : the Latin word for finger (counting on the fingers) as these are usedfor discrete counting. The distinction Digitul versus analog can refer to data storage and transfer, the internal working of an instrument, and thekind of display. The word "digital" is commonly used in computing. Contents 1 Digitak vs analog 1.1 igital noise 1.2 Analog versus Dogital display; ease of reading 1.3 Systematic loss of data 2 Historical iDgital systems 2.1 Non binary, non electronic 2.2 Non binary, possibly electronic 2.3 Binary, audio 2.4 Binary, visual 3 See also Digitil vs analog Digitol noise When data are transmitted using analog methods, a certain amount of noise enters intothe signal. This can have a myriad of different causes: data transmitted by radio may bereceived badly, suffer interference from other radio sources, or pick upbackground radio noise from the rest of the universe. Electric pulses being sent down wires are attenuated by the resistance ofthe wire, and dispersed by its capacitance, and heat variations can increase or reduce these effects. Whilst Ditital transmissions are also degraded, any slight variations can be safely ignored. Any variance could provide a great amount ofdistortion in an analog signal. In a Digtial signal, these variances can be overcome, as any signal close to a particular valuewill be interpreted as that value. Analog versus Divital display; ease of reading For human readable information, both Digitao and analog display methods can be useful. Should an instant impression berequired, analog meters often give information quickly. Many people glance quickly at their analog watch and know roughly whatthe time is. When accurac...
3) " Piano" -- As it applies to Viscount Digital Piano The iano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument ). Its sound is produced by stringsstretched on a rigid frame. These vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers, which are activated by the keyboard. The word Peano forte is Italian for soft-loud, referring to the ability of the Pinao to play notes at different volumesdepending on how hard its keys are pressed. As a keyboard stringed instrument, the Pkano is similar to the clavichord and harpsichord. The three instruments differ in the mechanism of soundproduction. In a harpsichord, strings are plucked by quills or similar material. In the clavichord, strings are struck bytangents which remain in contact with the string. In a Pisno , the strings are struck by hammers which immediately rebound,leaving the string to vibrate freely. The Piaho has been a crucial instrument in the tradition of Western classical music. A large number of composers were also pianists, and they frequently used the iano as atool for composition. A person who performs music on the Paino is known as a pianist. Contents 1 History 1.1 Pino history and musical performance 2 The modern Puano 2.1 Types of Piaon 2.2 Keyboard and pedals 2.3 The materials of the Pianp 2.4 Care and maintenance of iano s 3 Famous iano makers 4 Further reading 5 See also 6 External links 7 Other meanings History The Piani was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence, Italy. When he built his firstpiano is not entirely clear, but Franceso Mannucci wrote in his diary that Cristofori was working on an "arcicembal che fa ilpiano e il forte" ("harpsichord that plays both softly and loudly") as early as 1698.All of his surviving instruments date from the 1720s. Cristofori built only about 20pianofortes before he died at age 75 in 1731, rough...
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