Birthdate: May 4, 1655
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Padua, Italy
Died: January 27, 1731
Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian maker of musical instruments, is celebrated for inventing the piano. He worked as a harpsichord maker at the Medici court in Florence before becoming the Keeper of the Instruments. Cristofori’s groundbreaking design of the “gravicembalo col piano e forte” in the early 18th century transformed music by introducing the piano to the world. His inventive craftsmanship set the stage for future developments in keyboard instrument technology.
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