>>127324882 (OP)
It's a chordophone.
>>127324923
Nonsense. I could never tire of it, and some of the greatest music of all time was written on it.
>marketing
No idea what you even mean by this. Perhaps overmarketed? The reason for that is simple: because it won. It became the ultimate compositional tool for good reason. It's a cathedral of form.
>>127327011
>interesting
>you cannot manipulate pitch like you can on string and wind instruments
Subjective nonsense. Who gives a crap about manipulating pitch? You have
>architectural clarity
No other instrument allows for such immediate visualization and control of harmony, voicing, spacing, and counterpoint. That's why it's the preferred compositional tool across multiple centuries, from Bach to Ligeti.
>wide dynamic and registral range
It spans over seven octaves, from thunderous bass to bell-like treble. It can imitate orchestral breadth and is capable of both intimacy and power.
>sustain and resonance
Yeah yeah yeah, you can't manipulate pitch, but you can pedal, which allows you to shape sound in extremely diverse and subtle ways with sympathetic resonance, overtones, pedal blending, etc.
>polyphony
No other solo instrument gives you the option to play 4- or 5-voice counterpoint. The fact that it's a polyphonic instrument already puts it in S tier.
>repertoire
Like I said, some of the greatest music of all time was written for it. Titans of classical music and jazz wrote so much great music with it.
