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Industrial Revolution- The Piano
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The piano first appears
Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori adapts the harpsichord into what he called a soft and loud key board instrument or the gravicembalo col piano e forte. This began the evolution of the harpsichord into a better sounding instrument. -
Sheet Music
The first copies of printed piano music became available to anyone, -
Handel
Handel plays on the piano for the first time, thus beginning his well know career for music. -
Messiah
Handel's "Messiah" was performed in public for the first time. This was one of the greastest pieces performed on the piano and would be listened to for centuries after. -
Composers and pianos
In 1747, pianos began to grab the attention of composers all over the world. -
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756. He grew up and went on to create famous operas Like Madame Butterfly and many many pieces written for the piano. His piano music goes on to influence many people. -
Square Piano
Johannes Zumpe deveped a square shaped piano with the keyboard to one side. This piano was the beginning of pianos in the home and were also used to play professionally. -
New York
The first performance on a piano in New York happened in 1773 and began a revolution of music in the United States. -
The Upright Piano
In 1780, Johann Schmidt from Austria created the first upright piano. This design would be improved later would be used in homes years later. -
Pedals
The una corda pedal was created to make it possible to play more softly on the piano. -
The Harpsichord
The last harpsichord was made having been out done by the new and improved pianos. -
Improvments
Thomas Loud makes improvements on the upright piano by placing the strings diagonally on the inside. -
Beethoven
Beethoven performs his Second Symphony and his Third Piano Concerto at a benefit concert. -
7 octaves
Erand creates a 7-octave piano. This was one octave short of what most full pianos are today. -
Pianos in America
Jonas Chickering began manufactoring pianos in the United States and they became available to middle-class families all across the country. -
Steinway
Steinway comes out with th Grand Piano. Today we still use the basic structure used to create the original Grand. -
The Player Piano
A new kind of piano was created by John McTammany which he called a "mechanical musical instrument". It used perforated paper through a machine to trigger certain notes. -
Yamaha
Yamaha was created by Torakusu Yamaha and he used the company to build organs and eventually pianos. They've won multiple awards and continue to be one of the leading companies in piano sales. -
Popular pianos
In the 40's, baby grand pianos and spinets became very popular and are still some of the most popular types of pianos today. -
Digital Pianos
The Digital Piano became available. Now, they have many different kinds and are used all over the world for many different things such and bands, small homes, churches, etc.
