{{Short description, Pedal piano made by joining a regular concert grand with a second piano Doppio Borgato is a

Pedal piano The pedal piano (also known as the piano-pédalier or simply pédalier) is a kind of piano that includes a pedalboard, enabling bass register notes to be played with the feet, as is standard on the organ. There are two broad types of pedal pian ...

made by joining a regular concert grand (Model L 282) with a second piano, activated by a pedal board with 37 pedals (A0 to A3), similar to that of the

organ Organ and organs may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function * Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body. Musical instruments ...

(P 398). Designed and manufactured by

Luigi Borgato Luigi Borgato (born in Gallarate, February 21, 1963) is an Italian List of piano makers, piano-maker craftsman of handcrafted grand pianos. Master builder from Vicenza, Veneto, he improved and innovated technical aspects of piano making, which ...

, it was patented in 2000.

Compositions for Doppio Borgato

Specifically for Doppio Borgato are composed: *

Cristian Carrara Cristian Carrara (born January 28, 1977) is an Italian composer who is active in the Italian social and institutional scene. Early life Born in Pordenone, Carrara graduated in composition from the Conservatory "Jacopo Todini" in Udine under Ren ...

**"Magnificat, Meditation" for piano with pedalboard and orchestra (2011) * Giuseppe Lupis **Gounod-Lupis "Marche funèbre d'une marionnette" (2011) *

Nimrod Borenstein Nimrod Borenstein (; born 1969) is a British-French-Israeli composer and conductor whose music is widely performed throughout Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan. His works are becoming part of the repertoire of many ensembles and orche ...

**"Fireworks" Op. 57 (2011) **Grieg-Borenstein "In the hall of the mountain-king" arranged for piano with pedalboard (2011) *

Michael Glenn Williams Michael Glenn Williams (born October 23, 1957, in Lancaster, California) is an American composer, pianist and technologist. Musical Biography Williams' earliest years were spent in New York City, beginning trumpet studies and composing at 8 yea ...

**"Tip Tap" (2011) *

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone ( , ; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, Orchestration, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 film score, scores for cinema and televisi ...

(1928–2020) **"Quarto Studio Bis" (2011) *

Andrea Morricone Andrea Morricone (born 10 October 1964) is an Italian composer and conductor, known for his film scores. He is the third child, and second son, of late composer and Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone. He composed the film scores for the Ameri ...

(born 1964) **"Omaggio a J.S.B." (2011) *

Franco Oppo Franco Oppo (2 October 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian composer and scholar. Born in Nuoro, Oppo studied at the Conservatory of Cagliari, graduating in piano (1958), choral music and choral conducting (1960), and composition (1961). Sinc ...

(1935–2016) **"Freu dich sehr o meine Seele" (2000) *Fabrizio Marchionni (born 1976) **"S’Indàssa" (2000) *

Charlemagne Palestine Chaim Moshe Tzadik Palestine (born August 15, 1947), known professionally as Charlemagne Palestine, is an American visual artist and musician. He has been described as being one of the founders of New York school of minimalist music, first initia ...

(1945 or 1947-) **Compositions for pedal piano (2005) *

Jean Guillou Jean Victor Arthur Guillou (18 April 1930 – 26 January 2019) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and pedagogue. Principal Organist at Saint Eustache in Paris, from 1963 to 2015, he was widely known as a composer of instrumental and voca ...

(1930–2019) **"Epitases" (2001) * Anything written for Pipe Organ can also be played on the Doppio Borgato

, ''La Lettre de l'Argos'', Paris, December 2001. * Brian T. Majeski, ''The Music Trades'', November 2000, p. 86. * ''Pianist Magazine'', April May 2006 UK. * Honka Verdurmen, ''Piano Wereld'', Netherlands, August–September 2005. * Larry E. Ashley, ''Pierce Piano Atlas'', 12th edition, Larry E. Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque NM U.S.A., 2008, p. 58. * Géreard Gefen, ''Piano'', Editions du Chêne – Hachette Livre, 2002 p. 59, 166, 170, 180. * Atanasio Cecchini, ''Piano Dream. History of the Piano'', Mosè Edition, 2007 p. 170-171. * Dario Miozzi, in ''Musica'' Rivista di cultura musicale e discografica, Zecchini Editions, December 2010 – January 2011 p. 54, 59–60. * Luca Segalla, in ''Musica'', Rivista di cultura musicale e discografica, Zecchini Editore, n°224 March 2011 p. 68 *Stuart Isacoff, on the book ''A Natural History of the Piano'', The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians—from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between, edited by Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2011, p. 48 Piano Composite chordophones Italian inventions Keyboard instruments

Compositions for Doppio Borgato

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