Piano

Bartolomeo Cristofori Italian

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.

Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)

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Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)

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