Eva Badura Skoda: 1 book
The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons
From Scarlatti to Beethoven
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
In the late 17th century, Italian musician and inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori developed a new musical instrument—his cembalo che fa il piano e forte, which allowed keyboard players flexible dynamic gradation. This innovation, which came to be known as the hammer-harpsichord or fortepiano grand,...
