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When was the Piano invented?
a) 1657
b) 1709
c) 1689
d) 1739
The Piano was invented in Padua, Italy in 1709
What type of instrument is the piano?
a) String
b) Percussion
c) Brass
d) Woodwind
it was percussion
How many keys (notes) are on a normal piano
a) 121
b) 70
c) 95
d) 88
The normal grand piano has 88 keys
There are 230 strings in a piano
a) True
b) False
It is true
Who was the first-ever concert pianist
a) Mozart
b) Beethoven
c) Chopin
d) Bach
The first-ever concert pianist is Mozart
How did pianos evolve
a) They changed tones
b) They had higher notes
c) They added pedals which could be used to change the tone of the notes
d) all of the above
It was all of the above
The piano's sound is from a mechanism that plucks the string.
a) True
b) False
It is false
Clavichord is tied with the making of the piano
a) True
b) False
The answer is true
What is the word "Piano" short for?
a) Pianola
b) Grand Piano
c) Concerta Piano
d) Piano Forte
The answer is Pianoforte
The first type of music played on the piano?
a) Classical
b) Rock
c) Pop
d) Ragtime
It was classical music that was first played on the piano
Most pianos have 2 pedals, the soft pedal, and the sustain pedal
a) True
b) false
The answer is false
How many notes are on a scale?
a) 7
b) 13
c) 12
d) 8
A scale has a total of 7 notes
What material is the first piano made of?
a) Metal
b) Rock
c) Wood
d) Petrified Stone
The first piano was made of wood
Who invented sheet music for the piano?
a) no one knows
b) Lodovico Giustini
c) Philostrate Antony
d) Lorenzo Theseus
It was Lodovico Giustini who introduced treble and bass clef.
Who was able to purchase the piano when it first came out?
a) Poor people
b) Kings and Queens
c) Wealthy people
d) None of the above
It was None of the above
Who was able to purchase the piano when it first came out?
a) Poor people
b) Kings and Queens
c) Wealthy People
d) None of the above
It was none of the above
Why was the piano invented?
a) Because they were bored of other instruments
b) Their friend asked them in their dying wish
c) Because they wanted something to be able to play loud and soft
d) They wanted to create a instrument that does not fit into one of the categories
They invented the piano because they wanted a instrument that was able to play loud and soft
Who invented classical music?
a) Bach
b) Mozart
c) Beethoven
d) Debussy
It was Debussy who was renowned as the father of classical music
Who invented the piano?
a) Alessandro Visconti
b) Bartolomeo Cristofori
c) Ludovico de' Rossi
d) Gianfrancesco Contarini
It is Barolomeo Cristofori
How often did a piano need to be tuned?
a) 1 once a month
b) once every 2 month
c) once a year
c) twice a year
The piano needs to be tuned twice a year