| LC control no. | sh 85101722 |
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| LC classification | ML649.8 ML747 History MT220 MT255 Instruction |
| Topical heading | Piano |
| Variant(s) | Concert grand (Piano) Fortepiano Grand piano Pianoforte Spinet (Piano) Spinnet (Piano) Upright piano |
| See also | Keyboard instruments Toy piano |
| Found in | Web. 3. New Grove, 2nd ed. WWW site, Aug. 13, 2002 (Pianoforte (piano): a keyboard instrument distinguished by the fact that its strings are struck by rebounding hammers rather than plucked (as in the harpsichord) or struck by tangents that remain in contact with the strings (as in the clavichord); in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of instruments, reckoned as a box zither) Handel, G.F. Six overtures fitted to the harpsichord or spinnet, 1737. |
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