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The inventor of the piano was Bartolomeo Cristofori, a gifted and creative maker of keyboard in-struments, who spent his most productive years in the employ of the Medici family in Florence (Pollens, 1995; Good, 2002).
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- The Piano’s Predecessors
- Cristofori: The Inventor of The First Pianoforte
- How The Piano Gained Popularity
- Technological Development of The Piano
- Conclusion
The Monochord
The ancestry of the piano begins in the year 500 BC when the Greeks invented the first Monochord. Monochord literally means one chord, and this instrument consists of one metal string stretched tightly over a hollow body of wood called a resonator table. The string was long enough to be divided into different sections and placed over the body in various ways so that the musician could create different notes and multiple octaves. The monochord was used for music sometimes but was primarily use...
The Polychord
Whereas mono means one, poly means many. The Polychordrefers to a range of instruments that came from a desire to more efficiently achieve the range versatility made possible by the monochord. The two polychords that most greatly influenced the piano we know today were the harpsichord and the clavichord. Both resembled the modern day piano in looks. True to the era in which they were created, these instruments were typically adorned with ornate carvings and colorful paintings.
The Harpsichord
The Harpsichordcame on the scene in the 14th century. It was a full plucked instrument, meaning it created sound through the plucking of strings by quills that are connected to the keys that the player presses. Closer to the 15th century, the clavichord was invented to resolve some of the weaknesses of the harpsichord.
Even the clavichord still lacked the level of volume that musicians craved during the Romantic era and beyond. Right around the turn of the 18th century, this yearning is what drove Bartolomeo Cristoforito invent what we now consider to be the first of the pianos we know today, the pianoforte. In Italian, piano means soft, and forte means loud whic...
At the time of its creation, the pianoforte was very expensive and therefore primarily utilized by Italian royalty. It was also primarily considered a feminine instrument. Women who played piano were considered to be more desirable candidates for marriage on account of its status symbol. Very progressive for its time, female pianists inspired many ...
Starting at the dawn of the 20th century, mechanical and technological additions to the piano jump started its accessibility, affordability, and popularity. These developments also allowed allowed the piano to diversify along with the Modern era of music. Below we will discuss the three most well known piano cousins.
To this day, the piano is still one of the most popular instruments that children and new musicians learn. It is simpler than other instruments to learn because the notes are laid out in a linear fashion and the mechanisms of the instrument itself handle much of the basic technique. It is one of the easiest instruments to play solo, but its versati...
We take a look at this long journey and evolution of the modern piano, starting with a pictorial timeline of the instrument ancestors of the pianoforte. We then provide a detailed history of the introduction of the various piano sizes and types and the fundamental characteristics of all modern pianos.
Nov 20, 2023 · The invention of the piano represents a remarkable chapter in the history of musical instruments. It marked a revolutionary departure from its predecessors, the harpsichord and clavichord, by introducing the ability to control volume and expressiveness through a keyboard instrument.
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The history of the piano goes back three full centuries when an Italian harpsichord builder named Bartolomeo Cristofori produced a breakthrough technological advance – a new mechanism for the harpsichord which gave it the ability to be played with dynamic variations.
