Piano invented (Cristofori)
c.1700 · Event
Bartolomeo Cristofori at the Medici court in Florence builds the first known piano — a harpsichord-shaped keyboard with hammer action allowing dynamic control.
On these timelines: Arts and Thoughts, Italy (post-476 CE), Master, Classical Music
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