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A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Its invention is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy, with the fortepiano recorded as invented in 1700.
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1. Piano (Wikipedia)
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A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings.
1. Piano (Wikipedia)
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Invented in 1700, the fortepiano was the second keyboard instrument
1. Piano (Wikipedia)
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The invention of the piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy, who was employed by Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, as the Keeper of the Instruments.
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