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fortepiano
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for·te·pi·an·o  (fôrt-p-n, -än)
n. pl. for·te·pi·an·os
Any of various precursors to the modern piano.

[Italian, variant of pianoforte; see pianoforte.]

fortepiano [ˌfɔːtɪpɪˈænəʊ]
n
(Music / Instruments) an early type of piano popular in the late 18th century
[from Italian, loud-soft]


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These are now referred to as fortepianos, to differentiate them from the modern piano.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Paul McNulty, an American, whose copies of historical fortepianos are played by musicians all over the world, has been living for the past thirteen years in the beautiful countryside around Cesky Sternberk in central Bohemia.
 
 
 
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