What did the first pianos sound like? From
Italy to Vienna in the 18th Century – Cristofori’s new invention becomes the
favored keyboard of Haydn and Mozart with Carol lei Breckenridge.
18th century
pianos – A lecture on the origins of the piano, featuring replicas of a 1730's
Cristofori-Ferrini and a 1789 Dulcken "Viennese" piano, by Carol lei
Breckenridge, Professor Emeritus, Central College.
Free and open to the public