Did you know that it was developed from the the harpsichord?

Invented in 1709 by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy the “Pianoforte” as we know it was born.

You can read all about this in the article here.

http://www.get-piano-lessons.com/piano-history.html

Check out this interesting vidoeo on the history of the piano

This post via the Beginners Piano blog where you can get information on how to play the piano or keyboards for beginners.

History of the piano

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