The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument in which the strings
are struck by hammers.
It was invented in Italy by
Bartolomeo Cristofori
around the year 1700.
It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer
presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause
the hammers to strike the strings.
The discovery of the piano was an incident during the construction of a
harpsichord. The main difference on the piano was being able to emit soft
and strong sounds, according to the intensity of the musician, while on
the harpsichord, no.
There are three types of pianos:
You can hear some great classical music on the piano here. 🎵