The Piano
Publisher: Carlton Books
Published: October 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781858681900
Subjects: Keyboard instruments; Musical Instruments - Piano; Music/Songbooks; Music; Music / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard; Piano; General
First sentence: IN OR AROUND 1709, IN FLORENCE, THE ITALIAN HARPSICHORD MAKER BARTOLOME CRISTOFORI CONSTRUCTED THE WORLD'S FIRST PIANO, TO WHICH HE GAVE THE GRAND BUT RATHER CUMBERSOME TITLE OF GRAVICEMBALO COL PIANO E FORTE (LITERALLY, 'HARPSICHORD WITH SOFT AND LOUD').