- A
fortepiano [ˌfɔrteˈpjaːno] is an
early piano. In principle, the word "
fortepiano" can
designate any
piano dating from the
invention of the instrument...
- sonority. In the 19th century,
influenced by
Romantic music trends, the
fortepiano underwent changes such as the use of a cast iron
frame (which allowed...
- The
expression fortepiano (sometimes
called forte piano) is a
sudden dynamic change used in a
musical score,
usually with the
abbreviation fp, to designate...
- Ithaca, New York
Bilson is one of the
foremost players and
teachers of the
fortepiano; this is the
ancestor of the
modern piano and was the
instrument used...
- action" c. 1788
Square piano C.
Oehler Stuttgart, 1870s
Music portal Fortepiano Clavichord, a
similar structured keyboard. Finch****s, a
collection of...
-
years with
fortepianos made by
Regensburg builder Franz Jakob Späth.
Later when
Mozart was
visiting Augsburg, he was
impressed by
Stein fortepianos and shared...
- harpsichord,
fortepiano,
organ (1999–2012, 12 CDs Stradivarius) – in
progress Keyboard Sonatas, Pieter-Jan Belder,
harpsichord &
fortepiano (2012, 36 CDs...
- builders.
Around the year 1700 the
first fortepiano was
built by
Bartolomeo Cristofori. The
early fortepiano uses percussion, the
strings being struck...
-
harpsichord was
replaced as the main
keyboard instrument by the
piano (or
fortepiano).
Unlike the harpsichord,
which plucks strings with quills,
pianos strike...
-
while he has
built many
fortepianos in 18th-century style, he has also
progressively sought to span the gap
between the
fortepiano (the
cradle of modern...
