Evolution Of The Piano Essay

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We see it in homes, schools, restaurants, and in various other places, but not many people know the changes it had to go through to touch our hearts with the endless possibilities the piano provides. Not many people know the origins and changes the piano has gone through to get where it is today. The truth is it was invented around the year 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori DI Francesco. For example, not many people know that the average piano started with sixty-six keys and changed to the average eighty-eight keys. One thing is for sure, pianos have gone through some major changes since they were first made.
Most of the major changes pianos went through were during the 1700s and early 1800s. No one knows exactly when, but somewhere around the year 1700 Bartolomeo Cristofori DI Francesco invented the piano by striking the strings with a hammer which produced a much more pronounced and sustained sound. Pianos were made after the organ, clavichord, and harpsichord, “but …show more content…

The piano replaced these instruments because it offered options previously not available with the other instruments. In the early 1700s, Gottfried Silbermann invented the precursor for the damper pedal, which …show more content…

Adding notes, increasing the already-rich sound, and going from taking up lots of space to scientists now working on making pianos on your phone that don’t sacrifice anything, the piano has changed greatly yet not too many changes have been made. Though the piano is one of the world’s most popular instruments, not many people know it’s origins and the changes it had to go through to continue to keep us entertained. Although the piano has gone through so many changes it has still always kept one thing, and that’s the endless possibilities it

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