Tracing the roots of the piano to the very beginning of consciousness, when man first became aware of sound.
1835, Saint-Saëns

by the French News Agency Meurisse, 1921. 1
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921): French Composer, Pianist, Organist, Writer – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1838, Bizet

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875): French Composer, Pianist – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1839, Knabe

Knabe piano company (originally known as Knabe & Gaehle) established by German born Wilhem (William) Knabe (1803 – 1864) along with Henry Gaehle in Baltimore, Maryland.
Page Sources
- "Knabe History." Knabe Pianos. Samick Music Corporation, n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
1839, Mussorgsky

Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881): Russian Composer, Pianist – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1840, Tchaikovsky

Pyotr II’yich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Russian Composer, Pianist (Student of Anton Rubinstein) – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1841, Tausig

Carl Tausig (1841 – 1871): Polish Virtuoso Pianist, Composer, Teacher – Romantic Period
- Considered one of Liszt’s favorite and greatest pupils.
- His debut was an orchestral concert conducted by Hans von Bülow in 1858.
- Known for his great technique and Franz Liszt once said that Tausig had "fingers of steel."
- Circa 1866, for a brief period, he opened a Schule des Höheren Klavierspiels, a school for advanced piano instruction in Berlin.
- His work Daily Studies (Tägliche Studien) (1873) about modern technique and finger exercises was published posthumously.
Page Sources
- Fillmore, John Comfort. Pianoforte Music: Its History. T. MacCoun, 1884. Google Books. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
- Singer, Isidore, and Joseph Sohn. "Tausig, Carl." Jewish Encyclopedia. Jewish Encyclopedia, 2002 – 2011. 17 Sept. 2015.
- Wadlington-Smythe, Jeremy. "Carl Tausig (1841-1871) Polish Pianist and Composer." Forte Piano Pianissimo. Forte Piano Pianissimo, 2009 – 2015. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
1841, Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Czech Composer – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1842, Hardman Peck

Hardman Peck piano company, established by Liverpudlian Hugh Hardman (b. 1815) in New York, arguably developed the first good commercial grade upright piano.
1842, Sullivan

by John Everett Millais, 1888. 1
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842 – 1900): English Composer, Conductor, Musician (Collaborated with the librettist, W. S. Gilbert) – Romantic Period
Page Sources
1843, Chickering Patent
Chickering received patent for complete cast-iron grand frame.
Page Sources
- Kuntz, Ed. "A Short History of the Chickering Piano Co." Calgary Community Network Assoc. Calgary Community Network Assoc., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.