Bartolomeo Cristofori

Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1732) was an Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano.

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Cristofori was born in Padua and became known as a harpsichord and spinet maker. In 1688 he moved to Florence to work for Ferdinando de Medici, a music-loving prince who was one of the last of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, at a time when Tuscany was a small independent state. Cristofori originally shared a large, noisy work space with over 100 other artisans, probably in the Galleria dei Lavori of the Uffizi. Later on, he kept his own workshop, usually with one or two assistants working for him.

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