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This website is a Met Museum essay on the history of the piano, focusing on the invention of the first true piano by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the early 18th century. It discusses Cristofori's innovations in piano design, the early adoption of the piano by musicians like Domenico Scarlatti and Lodovico Giustini, and the influence of Cristofori's work on later piano makers like Gottfried Silbermann. The essay also contrasts the piano with other keyboard instruments of the time, such as the harpsichord and the clavichord.
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This website is a Met Museum essay on the history of the piano, focusing on the invention of the first true piano by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the early 18th century. It discusses Cristofori's innovations in piano design, the early adoption of the piano by musicians like Domenico Scarlatti and Lodovico Giustini, and the influence of Cristofori's work on later piano makers like Gottfried Silbermann. The essay also contrasts the piano with other keyboard instruments of the time, such as the harpsichord and the clavichord.
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