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Published: 25.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The History of Keyboards', 1.
  • Essays 'The History of Keyboards', 2.
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Piano
Invented
The piano was invented by Bartolommeo Cristofori in the early 18th century.
Construction
A musical instrument consisting of a number of wire strings stretched over a metal frame, which are hit by felt-covered wooden hammers operated by a keyboard. the grand piano, or vertical, as in the upright piano.
Action
Strings stretched over a metal frame, which are hit by felt-covered wooden hammers.
Synthesiser
Invented
A device that reproduces the sounds of conventional musical instruments and also produces a variety of artificial tones by means of electronic oscillators, whose sig…

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