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Bartolomeo Cristofori
1655May, 4

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (d. 1731)
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (Italian pronunciation: [bartoloˈmɛːo kriˈstɔːfori di franˈtʃesko]; May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.

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