Fortepiano
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A fortepiano is an early piano. In principle, the word "fortepiano" can designate any piano dating from the invention of the instrument by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1700 up to the early 19th century. M
Fortepiano by Paul McNulty after Walter & Sohn, c. 1805
Museum Exhibit of inner wooden keys of Fortepiano
Danilo Mascetti, fortepiano specialist
A 1720 fortepiano by Cristofori in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is the oldest surviving piano.
Philip Belt
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Philip Ralph Belt was a pioneering builder of pianos in historical style, in particular the 18th century instruments commonly called fortepianos. His pianos were modeled on instruments made by histori
Malcolm Bilson in a masterclass at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2009.
The Mozart Walter in Salzburg