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3000 BCE
The Citara
This instrument is originally created in Africa, this was the first instrument ever created and the most relatable to the piano -
1000 BCE
psaltery
it was created in Mesopotamia that was sent to Europe by businessmen -
500 BCE
Monocorde
This instrument was a little variation of The Citara , Pythagoras used this instrument for study the musical intervals -
Jan 1, 1400
Clavichord
This instrument is the most to the piano that we know nowadays originally created in Europe -
Harpsichord
This instrument was created in Europe during the baroque period, this instrument was quickly forgotten and replaced -
Fortepiano
In need of the musicians to have more control about the loudness and softness variation while playing and have more variety of sounds, a harpsichord maker called Bartolomeo Di Francesco created this instrument -
Period: to
Some changes happened
During this time the piano had a lot of changes. Piano players wanted a more powerful sound, this was possible because the material of the strings changed and 2 more octaves were added, so the musicians could be more creative. -
Grand Piano
This is the piano we know nowadays , it can be opened so the sound can be louder , it is the first piano with pedals . Those have different functions to "decorate" the compositions -
Electric piano
this type of piano produces the sound of a grand piano using circuits, they are smaller and some of them are cheaper than the grand pianos -
synthesizer
This is the most modern type of piano, it is used to create new sounds because they imitate a lot of instruments at the same time, this is very useful for the music producers and Dj´s -
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My Opinion
The piano is the most important and the most versatile instrument, so for that reason is important to know the story of it.
The piano has had very important changes and thanks to this evolution we can have a lot of variety of songs and compositions.
the piano has a beautiful sound and is a good instrument to learn how to play and I´m sure that in the future there are going to be many more changes that are going to bring new sounds and why not ? more genres. -
Glossary
Octave: is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency
Music intervals: is the difference between two pitches.
pitch: is a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale, or more commonly, pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies.
