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Why was Bartolomeo Cristofori's new keyboard instrument called a pianoforte?

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italian harpsichord maker generally credited with the invention of the piano, called in his time gravicembalo col piano e forte or
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The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano in around the year 1700.

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