Pianos: A Historical Peek-a-Boo!-Comments

Pianos: A Historical Peek-a-Boo! - By: Suzanne Macguire, 2008-09-28

The word 'piano' is an Italian derivation of gravicèmbalo col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud tone); later abbreviated from 'pianoforte'. Historical records credit the invention of the piano to a single individual named Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy.

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