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History of the Piano

History of the Piano. 1700. Bartolomeo Cristofori's "new invention" of the piano e forte recorded, Florence, Italy. 1711. Scipione Maffei publishes a journal article about the piano. 1716. Jean Marius submits hammer-keyboard designs to Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris. 1721 .

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History of the Piano

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  1. History of the Piano

  2. 1700 Bartolomeo Cristofori's "new invention" of the piano e forte recorded, Florence, Italy

  3. 1711 Scipione Maffei publishes a journal article about the piano

  4. 1716 Jean Marius submits hammer-keyboard designs to Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris

  5. 1721 Christoph Gottlieb Schröter submits hammer-keyboard designs to the Saxon Court, Dresden

  6. 1725 Translation of Maffei's article into German stimulates widespread interest in pianos Pianos first advertised in Vienna

  7. 1730s Pianos known to be in Portuguese and Spanish courts

  8. 1730 Kirkman piano makers founded in London, England

  9. 1732 First published piano music, by Ludovico Giustini

  10. 1739 Domenico del Mela builds earliest known upright piano, Gagliano, Italy

  11. 1740 George Frederic Handel plays on a piano, London, England

  12. 1747 J. S. Bach plays a Silberman piano at the Prussian Court, Potsdam, and composes the Musical Offering

  13. 1750s Pianos advertised for sale in France

  14. 1753-62 C. P. E. Bach: Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments published

  15. 1760s Pianos derived from Cristofori built in Spain and Portugal

  16. 1767 Early public piano performances, one by Johann Christian Bach, London

  17. 1768 First public piano performance in Paris

  18. 1771 Americus Backers produces the English grand piano, London

  19. 1771 Earliest reported public piano performance in North America by David Propert, Boston

  20. 1771 Robert Stodart takes out a patent using the name "Grand" to describe his instrument. This was the first known use of the word "Grand" in a patent.

  21. 1773 First public piano performance in New York

  22. 1774 John Joseph Merlin comes to England and introduces the "Una Corda Pedal" which moved the action to one side just hitting two strings instead of three, making the piano quieter. *first pedal invented*

  23. 1779 Muzio Clementi publishes his first piano sonatas, London

  24. 1780s Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach publishes series of sonatas and fantasias for piano Haydn takes up the piano

  25. 1780 Anton Walter making pianos, including one for Mozart, in Vienna

  26. 1781 Mozart and Clementi 'duel' in Vienna

  27. 1783 English piano manufacturer Broadwood is credited with the invention of the sustain pedal. *second pedal invented*

  28. 1784-6 Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14-25 composed

  29. 1794-5 Haydn: 'London' piano sonatas and trios composed

  30. 1795 Beethoven: 3 Piano Trios, Op. 1 and 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 published

  31. 1797 First piano magazine, The Pianoforte, London

  32. 1800 John Isaac Hawkins of Philadelphia makes small uprights

  33. 1801 Edward Riley obtains a patent for a transposing piano, in which the keyboard moved laterally, allowing keys to work on different notes Challen Pianos London was established. Their clam to fame is that they made the worlds largest grand: twelve feet long

  34. 1817 Thomas Broadwood, London presents a grand piano to Beethoven, Vienna

  35. 1820 First successful use of metal in grand piano frame by Thom and Allen, London

  36. 1823 Jonas Chickering begins making pianos in Boston

  37. 1826 Henri Pape patents use of felt for hammer covering, Paris Robert Wornum patents tape-check action, the basis for modern uprights, London

  38. 1828 Ignaz Bösendorfer begins making pianos, Vienna

  39. 1828 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: A Complete Theoretical and Practical Course of Instruction on the Art of Playing the Piano Forte published.

  40. 1833 Chopin: Études Op. 10 published

  41. 1837 Knabe Company established, Baltimore

  42. 1839 Czerny: The Compete Theoretical and Practical Pianoforte School, Op. 500 published Liszt establishes the solo recital, performing from memory and without assisting artists

  43. 1843 Chickering patents one-piece metal frame for grands

  44. 1848 Debain invents an automatic mechanical piano, Paris

  45. 1853 Steinway & Sons, New York established *this is still one of the most popular piano companies today. Steinway pianos are considered very elite*

  46. 1853 Chickering builds new factory, second largest building in U.S.

  47. 1854 Mason & Hamlin established in Boston

  48. 1856 Wurlitzer Company established, Chicago *along with Steinway, this company Is another very elite and classical piano company*

  49. 1859 Henry Steinway, Jr. patents cross-stringing for grands

  50. 1862 At London Exposition, Steinway wins a medal with cross-strung grand

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