Origin of Piano

Piano is an umbrella term that distinguishes between ancient and modern pianos. Nowadays, when we talk about "piano", we usually refer to modern pianos.

The ancient piano evolved from the harp and lira of ancient Greece, and the sateri and dessima of the Middle East, which were plucked and strummed instruments. in the 15th century, on the basis of the Monokotepe, an experimental acoustic instrument invented by the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (583-500 BC), a strummed ancient piano with fixed keys was developed, which was used to play the piano. In addition to the Clavichord, a variety of keyboard instruments appeared in various European countries between the 15th and 17th centuries, the most important of which was the plectrum, based on the Satyr. The most important of them is the pizzicato piano based on the sattelic, which is called "Harpsichord" in England and "Clavichord Baro" in Italy.

But the clavichord (clavico) and the plectrum (harpsichord) had their own weaknesses, and in 1709 the Italian instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori (1665-1731) used his own ingenious mallet-striking mechanism with the improved clavichord baro. The instrument had an increased volume of sound and a great variety of intensity and timbre. He called it "Cravicenbalo col piano e forte" (a plectrum piano with weak and strong variations). The modern piano was born. In 2009, the 300th anniversary of the piano was commemorated with various celebrations around the world.