Origin of the Instrument
TECHNICAL HISTORY of the PIANO
Cristofori's "gravicembalo col piano e forte" was designed after the pattern and usage of the harpsichord to meet the demands of the ever more technical keyboard literature.
http://www.cantos.org/Piano/History/technical.htmlHistory of the Piano
This is done in chronological order like a calendar of events. The document is 16,000 words long so it may be slow to load. Includes some pictures.
by Barrie Heaton
http://www.uk-piano.org/history/history.htmlA Lesson in piano history and construction
Piano, stringed keyboard musical instrument, derived from the harpsichord and the clavichord. Also called the pianoforte, it differs from its predecessors principally in the introduction of a hammer-and-lever action that allows the player to modify the intensity of sound by the stronger or weaker touch of the fingers.
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What he found upon excavating the hill will forever change the way humanity thinks about its origins and the very core of music history itself. Nestled in a crater the size of a small warehouse was what appeared to be a fully operational extraterrestrial spacecraft. But even more striking was what he found inside the largest room.
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The story of the piano is the story of a superstar. Like most superstars of a certain age, it has had its fair share of face-lifts, and more than its fair share of implants.
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CRISTOFORI, INVENTOR OF THE PIANOIn Europe during the Baroque Period, musicians and artists were supported by the church, the state, and the rich.
http://www.cantos.org/Piano/History/cristofori.htmlThe PIANO LEGENDS
Art Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Count Basie, Duke Ellington are just some of the piano legends talked about by two living legends themselves: Dave Brubeck and Dr. Billy Taylor.
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Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer.
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Oscar Peterson’s career as a jazz pianist has spanned over five decades through which he has played with, and come to know, many of the genre’s greatest contributors, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz and Charlie Parker, just to name a few.
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Its gleaming black frame perches with dignity on three fluted columns. The ivories are white, all bloodstains now carefully removed.
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THE BLUE BOOK OF PIANOSThe "Bluebook of Pianos" has been published for over thirty years.
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