

Probable invention of the square piano by Johannes Zumpe, LondonĮarly public piano performances, one by Johann Christian Bach, LondonĪmericus Backers produces the English grand piano, London Įarliest reported public piano performance in North America by David Propert, Boston Reports of earliest public performances on pianos by Johann Baptist Schmid, Vienna Pantalons, small hammer-keyboard instruments, made in Germany Pianos derived from Cristofori built in Spain and Portugal

Bach: Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments published Bach plays a Silberman piano at the Prussian Court, Potsdam, and composes Musical OfferingĬ. George Frederic Handel plays on a piano, London, England Kirkman piano makers founded in London, Englandįirst published piano music, by Ludovico Giustiniĭomenico del Mela builds earliest known upright piano, Gagliano, ItalyĬhristian Ernst Friederici makes upright pianos, Gera, Germanyįranciso Perez Mirabal begins making pianos in Spain Pianos known to be in Portuguese and Spanish courtsįickert advertises hammer-keyboard instrument in Leipzig, Germany Gottfried Silbermann experiments in Dresden, Germany with pianos derived from Cristofori Translation of Maffei's article into German stimulates widespread interest Jean Marius submits hammer-keyboard designs to Royal Academy of Sciences, ParisĬhristoph Gottlieb Schroter submits hammer-keyboard designs to the Saxon Court, Dresden

Scipione Maffei publishes a journal article about the piano Bartolomeo Cristofori's "new invention" of the piano e forte recorded, Florence, Italy
