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The first piano was created in the early 18th century by Bartolomeo Cristofori, who invented it as an improvement on the harpsichord by adding hammers that could strike the strings with variable force, producing both soft and loud sounds. Over the following centuries, various innovations led to the development of different piano types including the square piano, grand piano, and modern digital piano. Now, the piano is one of the most popular and widely used musical instruments.

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Andrew Behery & Berwin Xie

The first piano was created in the early 18th century by Bartolomeo Cristofori, who invented it as an improvement on the harpsichord by adding hammers that could strike the strings with variable force, producing both soft and loud sounds. Over the following centuries, various innovations led to the development of different piano types including the square piano, grand piano, and modern digital piano. Now, the piano is one of the most popular and widely used musical instruments.

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 The piano is a very popular musical instrument
 The pianist uses this instrument by means of a
keyboard
 Many aspiring musicians learn piano as their first
instrument
 The piano is very versatile when it comes to
what genres it can be used to play
 Sounds is created by the tapping of keyboard
keys (usually plastic)
 The strings in the piano are made of steel, the
frame is made of wood, and in some pianos,
ironplates are used for different sounds.
 The piano was invented by Bartolomeo
Cristofori
 Pianos were originally made by hand and
most high quality pianos are still made by
hand
 Many different types of pianos have been
invented over the years, each adding
something new to the table
 The new improvements gradually evolved the
piano into an instrument for more solo
performances and for more home use
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 The first piano was
created by
Bartolomeo Cristofori,
a harpsichord maker.
 It was first called a
“gravicembalo col
piano, e forte” or
Harpsichord with soft
and loud.
 Before the piano,
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but they could only


be played at one level
of loudness.
 Square pianos were
improved from the
original because
they were small and
low cost when they
were first invented
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from front to back.


 Grand Piano became
more of a solo
instrument, so it
was louder than
previous versions
 The frame and
strings had to be
strengthen because
to create more
sound, there
needed to be
greater tension in
the strings
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 Most technologically
advanced version of a
piano
 Allows for multiple
sound sets to be used
 Improved portability
compared to previous
versions of pianos
 Some include memory-
used to save music the
player has made
 This type of piano is
also much less
expensive than large
full sized wood pianos
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 The piano has been  The piano is a part
a popular of nearly every
instrument for many modern and
centuries and they classical musical
have been adopted composition.
for use in many
different formats
including: classical
music, jazz music,
film music, and
television music http://afreesingingvoice.com/piano_keys.jpg
 Concert Pitch Piano Services, . (2010). The Piano timeline: a
chronological history. Retrieved from
http://www.concertpitchpiano.com/TimeLine.html
 National Piano Foundation, . (2009). History of the piano. Retrieved from
http://pianonet.com/all-about-pianos/history-of-the-piano/.html
 Powers, Wendy. (2003, October). The Piano: the pianoforte of
bartolomeo cristofori. Retrieved from
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 Shaw, Mike. (2009, April 9). Interesting facts about musical keyboards
and where to buy them. Retrieved from
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/interesting-facts-about-
musical-keyboards-and-where-to-buy-them-862205.html
 square piano. (2010). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September
12, 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica
Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561688/square-
piano
 The UK Piano Pages, . (2009). A History of the piano, 1157-2007.
Retrieved from http://www.uk-piano.org/history/history_1.htm
 WWW.GET-PIANO-LESSONS.COM, . (2010). Piano history: the complete
story. Retrieved from http://www.get-piano-lessons.com/piano-
history.html
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