![]() The early keyboarded instruments, such as the clavichords, harpsichords and organs that were used at that time, had a much shorter keyboard than they do today. ![]() In the piano the strings are hit by a block of wood called a hammer. It developed from the clavichord which looks like a piano but the strings of a clavichord are hit by a small blade of metal called a “tangent”. ![]() The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy. The piano has been an extremely popular instrument in Western classical music since the late 18th century.
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