Bartolomeo Cristofori

E151302

Bartolomeo Cristofori was an Italian instrument maker of the Baroque era, best known as the inventor of the modern piano.

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Bartolomeo Cristofori canonical 2
Cristofori 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian person
human
inventor
musical instrument maker
burialPlace Florence
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
surface form: Duchy of Venice
dateOfBirth 1655-05-04
dateOfDeath 1731-01-27
designed escapement mechanism for piano action
stringed keyboard instruments with dynamic control
employer Ferdinando II de' Medici
surface form: Ferdinando de' Medici

Medici court in Florence
era 17th century
18th century
familyName Bartolomeo Cristofori self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cristofori
fieldOfWork keyboard instruments
musical instrument design
givenName Bartolomeo
hasWorkLocation Medici instrument workshop in Florence
heritage Paduan
influenced development of modern piano making
invented piano
pianoforte
inventionDateApproximation piano invented circa 1700
knownFor development of the hammer mechanism for keyboard instruments
invention of the piano
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
movedTo Florence
movement Baroque
nativeLanguage Italian
notableInstrumentBuilt harpsichord
oval spinet
spinettone
notablePupil Giovanni Ferrini
notableWork Fortepiano
surface form: gravicembalo col piano e forte
occupation harpsichord maker
instrument maker
patron Ferdinando II de' Medici
surface form: Ferdinando de' Medici
placeOfBirth Padua
placeOfDeath Florence
placeOfEmployment Florence
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Florence
Padua
sexOrGender male
workPeriod Baroque era

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Piano inventedBy Bartolomeo Cristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori familyName Bartolomeo Cristofori self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cristofori
Bartolomeo hasNotableBearer Bartolomeo Cristofori