fortepianos
Mozart's keyboard instruments
A fortepiano is a keyboard instrument that was a predecessor of the modern piano, the main difference being that it is less resonant than a piano.
Fortepianos were widely used from the late 18th century to the early 19th century.
Button grids for input
- hammersHeavy-headed striking tools
- stringsThin flexible lines
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
pedals · keys · action · escapement · harpsichord · clavichord · Walter · tangent
Relating to the 1700s
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- SchubertViennese song composer
- VienneseOf Austria's capital
Haydn · authenticity · salon · chamber music · sonata · concerto · Baroque · patronage
Pre-1750 Western compositions
- concertLive musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
touch · articulation · ornamentation · dynamics · tempo · rubato · phrasing · interpretation
Structural timber assembly
- wireThin metallic conductor
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- caseContainer or instance
lid · lyre · hand stop · moderator · sustain · damper · escapement mechanism · restoration
keyboards
Button grids for input
- hammersHeavy-headed striking tools
- stringsThin flexible lines
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
dampers · pedals · keys · action · escapement · harpsichord · clavichord · Walter · tangent · felt
eighteenth-century
Relating to the 1700s
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- SchubertViennese song composer
Haydn · Viennese · authenticity · salon · chamber music · sonata · concerto · Baroque · patronage · aristocracy
early music
Pre-1750 Western compositions
technique · touch · articulation · ornamentation · dynamics · tempo · rubato · phrasing · interpretation · repertoire
wooden frame
Structural timber assembly
- wireThin metallic conductor
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
case · lid · lyre · hand stop · moderator · sustain · damper · escapement mechanism · restoration · reproduction
fortepianosharpsichords
Plucked-string keyboard instruments
digital pianos · synthesizers · electric pianos · clavichords · virginals