Bartolomeo Cristofori (English spelling)

Japanese: Bartolomeo Cristofori(英語表記)BartolomeoCristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori (English spelling)

…In the harpsichord, the volume of the sound changes in a stepped manner by manipulating the stops (terrace dynamics), whereas in the piano, the volume can be freely changed either suddenly or gradually by the strength of the keystrokes. When the Florentine instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) made the first piano in 1709, he named it a "harpsichord with dynamics" (gravicembalo col piano e forte). From this came the name pianoforte or fortepiano, which was later abbreviated to piano, and is still used to this day. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bartolomeo Cristofori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ハープシコードではストップの操作によって音量が階段状に変化した(テラス状強弱法)のに対して,ピアノは打鍵の強さによって音量を急激にも漸次的にも自由に変えることができる。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。…

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