... , the earliest ancestor of the piano, originated shortly after the birth of Christ, in Iran. The basic principles of the piano were illustrated on this instrument, as there were hammers that stroke multiple strings. They were also tuned over a flat soundboard like a modern piano. But instead ... them with hammer mechanisms surprisingly like the modern piano today. Because players could now control soft and loud (piano-forte), which was impossible on earlier plucked keyboard instruments, Cristofori named his new instrument pianoforte. This instrument would be the model in which the modern ...

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