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What is the real name for the piano? Why was it called that?​

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Answer:

The real name for the piano is pianoforte.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was called that because fortepiano is Italian for "loud-soft", like pianoforte is "soft-loud" for the modern piano. Both are abbreviations of Cristofori's original name for his invention: gravicembalo col piano e forte, "harpsichord with soft and loud.

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