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PIANO TIMELINE

History Of The Piano

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

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1835, Saint-Saëns

Portrait of Camille Saint-Saëns, photographed by the French News Agency, in 1921.
Portrait of Camille Saint-Saëns
by the French News Agency Meurisse, 1921. 1

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921): French Composer, Pianist, Organist, Writer – Romantic Period

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JLPC.  "Portrait of Camille Saint-Saëns by Agence de presse Meurisse, 1921."  Photograph.  Original in Bibliothèque Nationale de France.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 29 Jan. 2014.  Web.  12 Oct. 2015.  Public Domain.

1838, Bizet

Portrait of Georges Bizet, photographed by Étienne Carjat, in 1875.
Portrait of Georges Bizet, 1875. 1

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875): French Composer, Pianist – Romantic Period

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Searobin.  "Portrait of Georges Bizet by Étienne Carjat, 1875."  Photograph.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 1 May 2005.  Web.  12 Oct. 2015.  Public Domain.

1839, Knabe

Detail of a Knabe & Gaehle Piano, photographed by Sean Davis in 2012.
Knabe & Gaehle Piano, photographed by Sean Davis. 1

Knabe piano company (originally known as Knabe & Gaehle) established by German born Wilhem (William) Knabe (1803 – 1864) along with Henry Gaehle in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Davis, Sean.  "Knabe & Gaehle."  Photograph.  Flickr.  Flickr, a Yahoo Company, 7 July 2012.  Web.  23 Oct. 2015.  CC BY-ND 2.0.
Additional References:
  • "Knabe History."  Knabe Pianos.  Samick Music Corporation, n.d.  Web.  17 Sept. 2015.

1839, Mussorgsky

Portrait of Modest Mussorgsky in 1870.
Portrait of Modest Mussorgsky, 1870. 1

Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881): Russian Composer, Pianist – Romantic Period

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Majority.  "Portrait of Modest Mussorgsky, 1870."  Photograph.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 15 May 2008.  Web.  12 Oct. 2015.  Public Domain.

1840, Tchaikovsky

Digital watercolor of Pyotr Tchaikovsky from a fragment of Nikolai Dimitriyevich Kuznetsov' original painting in 1893.
Digital Watercolor Portrait of Pyotr Tchaikovsky by Now Idonoa, from Kuznetsov's painting of 1893. 1

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

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Idonoa, Now.  "Pyotr Tchaikovsky."  Digital Watercolor from Fragment of the Original Painting by Nikolai Dimitriyevich Kuznetsov, 1893.  Flickr.  Flickr, a Yahoo Company, 3 Sept. 3 2014.  Web.  7 Feb. 2016. Public domain.

1841, Tausig

Portrait of Carl Tausig.
Portrait of Carl Tausig. 1

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.

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Tagishsimon.  "Portrait of Carl Tausig."  Scan.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 28 Nov. 2005.  Web.  23 Oct. 2015.  Public Domain.
Additional References:
  • 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

Portrait of Antonín Dvořák in 1868, at the Antonín Dvořák Museum, Prague.
Portrait of Antonín Dvořák, 1868. 1

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Czech Composer – Romantic Period

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Gerbenbrandy.  "Photograph of Antonín Dvořák, 1868."  Photograph.  Original in Antonín Dvořák Museum, Prague.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 4 Feb. 2008.  Web.  23 Oct, 2015.  Public Domain.

1842, Hardman Peck

Company contemporary logo for Hardman Peck.
Hardman Peck Contemporary Logo.

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

Portrait of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, painted by John Everett Millais in 1888, in the National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
Sir Arthur Seymour 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

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Millais, John Everett, and uploaded by Wmpearl.  Portrait of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan.  1888.  National Portrait Gallery, London.  Commons Wikimedia.  Wikimedia Foundation, 18 March 2011.  Web.  23 Oct. 2015.  Public Domain.

1843, Chickering Patent

Chickering received patent for complete cast-iron grand frame.

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Additional References:
  • Kuntz, Ed.  "A Short History of the Chickering Piano Co."  Calgary Community Network Assoc.  Calgary Community Network Assoc., n.d.  Web.  17 Sept. 2015.
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