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The history of the piano traces back more than 3 centuries, and chronicles how the piano, most popular instrument in existence, continues to be the premiere instrument as we enter its fourth century. It is the most complex mechanical device in any home and is capable of fulfilling the player’s every musical wish.
- Chronological Overview of The Piano’s Evolution
- Piano Predecessors: Clavichord, Spinet and Harpsichord
- Introduction of The Pianoforte
2650 B.C. – The Chinese had fashioned an instrument called the “ke” which had strings strung over a movable bridge on a wooden box that could be plucked to produce various tones Traditional Chinese Ke Stringed Instrument 582 B.C. – Pythagóras began experimenting with musical sounds and mathematics, inventing the Monochord Listen the meditative soun...
Clavichords remained a popular instrument among musicians and composers even as new instrument adaptations were being introduced. The lack of dynamic made it a wirier sound with less depth. Lap versions of the instrument were played on tabletops while others were built on stands varying from 3 ½ to 5 feet in width. The spinet originated in Italy, n...
Born out of the need to improve the sound quality of the harpsichord, the pianoforte was the combination of many ideas that had been tried on the clavichord and harpsichord. Several inventors began adding hammer actions to restore the smooth tone of the clavichord on the frame and case design of the harpsichord. Schröter, Christofori and Marius wer...
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Apr 28, 2024 · Cristofori was already well known as a maker of harpsichords and other predecessors of the pianoforte. Less than 20 years before the invention of the pianoforte, Cristofori was appointed Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici, by the Court of Florence, to care for all of its musical instruments.
Mar 29, 2023 · Before the Piano. Despite its classic black and white keys, the piano shares its roots with stringed instruments—vibrating strings producing tones at different tensions and lengths. But the piano owes its creation to the evolution of three instruments: the hammered dulcimer, the clavichord, and the harpsichord. Hammered Dulcimer
Jun 2, 2023 · The piano became more popular than ever in the history of the piano during the Romantic Era (approx. late 1700's-mid 1800s). With the social rise of the middle class, the piano became the most favored instrument in the home.
Apr 18, 2024 · The development of the modern piano can be traced to 2650 B.C., when a Chinese instrument called the ke was introduced. It had strings strung over a movable bridge on a wooden box that could be plucked to produce various tones. In 582 B.C., Pythagóras began experimenting with musical sounds and mathematics, inventing the monochord.
During the Classical era, when pianos first became used widely by important composers, the piano was only somewhat more robust than in Cristofori's time; see fortepiano. It was during the period from about 1790 to 1870 that most of the important changes were made that created the modern piano:
