pianoforte

Japanese: pianoforte
pianoforte

…When the Florentine instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) made the first piano in 1709, he named it a harpsichord with dynamics, called a gravicembalo col piano e forte. This gave rise to the name pianoforte or fortepiano, which was later shortened to piano and is still used to this day. Thus, the piano's greatest feature is its ability to freely change dynamics by keystrokes. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pianoforte" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…1709年にフィレンツェの楽器製作者クリストフォリBartolomeo Cristofori(1655‐1731)が最初のピアノを試作したとき,彼はその楽器を〈強弱のつけられるハープシコードgravicembalo col piano e forte〉と名づけた。ここからピアノフォルテpianoforteまたはフォルテピアノfortepianoという名が起こり,さらにピアノと略称されて今日に至った。このようにピアノは,打鍵によって強弱を自由に変化できるという点に大きな特色がある。…

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