Previous posts for May 4th may be found here: Bartolomeo Cristofori (2019), Roberta Peters (2020), Lance Bass (2021), Marianna Martines (2022), and Roberta Peters (2023)
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Bartolomeo Cristofori (4 May 1655 –27 January 1731) is credited with inventing the piano.
Pentameters for B.C.
Bartolomeo Cristofori, who
Had mastered making splendid harpsichords,
Was looking out for something else to do
For novelty and fame and new rewards.
He came up with an intricate machine,
A complicated keyboard gizmo which
Played loud and soft and also in between.
The nascent pianoforte found its niche,
The harpsichord receded from the scene
And all the courts of Europe made the switch.
And there you have it, friends, in all its glory,
The pure authentic Cristofori story.
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