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Piano

1720
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684
Este piano, o mais antigo que existe, é um dos três instrumentos procedentes da oficina de Bartolomeo Cristofori, que inventou o piano em 1700 na corte florentina de Médici. O exemplar do Museu, que data de 1720, ainda pode ser tocado. Seu mecanismo complexo prefigura o piano moderno, mas o teclado é mais curto e não tem pedais para gerar contrastes tonais. Em vez disso, a extensão compreende três registros diferentes: tons baixos quentes e sonoros, meias oitavas mais dinâmicas e tons agudos de som breve e brilhante. Destinado principalmente ao acompanhamento, a invenção de Cristofori foi chamada de gravicembalo col piano e forte (clavicêmbalo com piano e forte) em referência à sua flexibilidade dinâmica inovadora.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Piano
  • Artista: Bartolomeo Cristofori, italiano, 1655–1731
  • Data: 1720
  • Meio: Cipreste, madeira de buxo, latão, vários materiais
  • Dimensões: 228,6 cm de comprimento
  • Linha de créditos: Coleção Crosby Brown de Instrumentos Musicais, 1889
  • Número de acesso: 89.4.1219
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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