1. 300 Years of Piano
The piano can be played by "the rankest of amateurs, and the greatest of virtuosos", so even if a person is not very intelligent, a simple tune can easily be learned. ... The first is the clavichord, a box-like structure in which strings are stretched, and struck by metal blades to produce notes and pitches. ... The first piano appeared in Italy sometime around 1693, originally named the gravicembolo col piano e forte ("the harpsichord with loud and soft"). ... When Silbermann's first piano was finished in 1736, the great composer Johannes Sebastian Bach evaluated it. ...
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