Short history of the piano (video)

The piano was invented in 1700 by Italian harpsichord maker, Bartolomeo Cristofori. Here's a brief history of the instrument and a short performance on a rep...

The first piano, invented in 1700 by an Italian instrument technician and tuner named Bartolomeo Cristofori, who worked at the Court of Medici in Florence Italy.  This video gives a very brief history and a performance on a replica instrument, identical to that of Cristofori’s.

Correction: the una corda pedal is the pedal on the left and not in the middle as stated in the video.