THE ORIGIN OF THE PIANOFORTE.
'■ The pianoforte is, certainly, the most generally used, if not the most popular, of musical instruments. It is, however, of comparatively recent origin. Priority of invention is claimed for, and now generally accorded to Bartolomeo Caisto. fali, a native of Padua, in Italy. The first piano was made by him in 1714. Shortly after, this date a German and a Frenchman are each said to have, independently of tbe Italian, conceived the idea of tbe pianoforte. The first one used in England was made in Borne by Father Wood, an English priest, who was driven from England by the penal laws against Catholics.
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4482, 17 May 1883, Page 3
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108THE ORIGIN OF THE PIANOFORTE. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4482, 17 May 1883, Page 3
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