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Bartolomeo Cristofori. Bartolomeo Cristofori, född 4 maj 1655 i Padua, död 27 januari 1731 i Florens, var en italiensk klaverbyggare och uppfinnare . Christofori vidareutvecklade en gammal idé (belagd 1440 hos Henri Arnaut de Zwolle) om att förse ett hackbräde med klaviatur och anses vara den förste som lyckades.
The first true piano was invented almost entirely by one man—Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731) of Padua, who had been appointed in 1688 to the Florentine court of Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici to care for its harpsichords and eventually for its entire collection of musical instruments.
Dec 13, 2022 · The Piano is a 1993 film that tells the story of Ada and Alistair, a love that is tested by the harsh realities of life in New Zealand in the early 1900s. When Ada’s husband returns home to find a love note on the piano key, Alistair quickly chops off her index finger with an axe, preventing her from playing the piano.
Ferdinando de' Medici (9 August 1663 – 31 October 1713) was the eldest son of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. Ferdinando was heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with the title Grand Prince, from his father's accession in 1670 until his death in 1713. He is remembered today primarily as a patron ...
The spinet was later developed into the spinettone ("big spinet") by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), the inventor of the piano. The spinettone incorporated multiple choirs of strings, with a disposition of 1 × 8 ft, 1 × 4 ft, and used the same ingenious mechanism for changing stops that Cristofori had earlier used for his oval spinet.
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (4. toukokuuta 1655 Padova – 27. tammikuuta 1731 Firenze) oli italialainen soitinvalmistaja, jota pidetään pianon keksijänä. Ensimmäinen kiistaton todiste pianon keksimisestä on vuodelta 1700, jolloin sellainen löytyy kruununprinssi Ferdinando de’ Medicin kalusteluettelosta.
He transmitted to later builders the crucial ideas of Bartolomeo Cristofori (the inventor of the piano), ensuring their survival, and also invented the forerunner of the damper pedal. Evidence from the Universal-Lexicon of Johann Heinrich Zedler indicates that Silbermann first built a piano in 1732, only a year after Cristofori's death.
