Piano keyboard

Invention of the Piano

By abriellejensen
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Clavichord is invented

    Clavichord: The design of the clavichord influenced how the rest of pianos would be made and built. This instrument

    The design of the clavichord later influenced how the rest of pianos would be built. Spinets came also in this year and they were designed after the clavichord; the plausible source of origination belonging to an Italian inventor named Giovanni Spinette.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    History of the Piano

    How the Renassiance shaped the history of the piano
  • Jan 1, 1411

    Spinet Invented

    The spinet was the first piano to be invented.
  • strings used on church organs
    Jan 1, 1423

    strings used on church organs

    Musicians first came up with the idea to attatch strings onto church organs in 1423.
  • Up until the start of the 1500´s, the church organ was the only chromatic keyboard instrument
    Jan 1, 1500

    Up until the start of the 1500´s, the church organ was the only chromatic keyboard instrument

  • Harpsichord is manufactured in the 1600ś

    Harpsichord is manufactured in the 1600ś

    The Harpsichord was the first ¨plucked string¨ keyboard instrument, and was manufactured mainly in the 1600ś.

  • Invention of the Pianoforte

  • Cabinet Piano Invented

    Cabinet Piano Invented

  • Upright Piano Invented

    Upright Piano Invented

  • Invention of the Electric Piano

    Invention of the Electric Piano