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Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (born 1655)

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Bartolomeo Cristofori

Italian maker of musical instruments (1655 – 1731)

Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.
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Piano

Keyboard instrument

A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament. A musician who specializes in…
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