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Nevertheless, there are several different views on what begins the history of the piano. In his book, Pianos and their Makers, Alfred Dolge begins with the Monochord in 582 B. C., which was used by Pythagoras. However, Ernest Closson begins his History of the Piano with the clavichord and gives only five paragraphs to the influences from before.The Piano The piano when invented changed the way music was written, and even created new forms of music. Its invention ushered in new eras and gave people a sense of worth. But this change did not take place overnight, it took many years of hard work and labor to achieve what the piano is.Essay. The Importance of the Piano The pianoforte, more commonly called the piano, became, by the last quarter of the eighteenth century, a leading instrument of Western art music, for both professionals and amateurs. The modern piano is a highly versatile instrument capable of playing almost anything an orchestra can play.
Imagine the world where the piano was never invented. Great composers such as Beethoven, Mozart or Chopin never would have composed their great symphonies that have lasted the centuries. When the piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the year 1700, the complexity of mu.The square grand piano was originally designed by German builders around the seventeenth century, they tried to apply the cristofori’s pianoforte to the traditional rectangular shape of the clavichord. The Square piano was popular until the late eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds.
The tonal range of the piano increased from the five octaves of the pianoforte to the seven and more octaves found on modern pianos. Upright Piano Around 1780, the upright piano was created by Johann Schmidt of Salzburg, Austria, and later improved in 1802 by Thomas Loud of London whose upright piano had strings that ran diagonally.
