I still can't get our organist/choirmaster to call his "harpsichord" by it's technically correct name: a virginal. I'm sure not gonna try to change the whole world!!:-) JD _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Errembault Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:59 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: piano, piano-forte, forte-piano : Terminology - What's your opinion ? Hello, Just consulting the french wikipedia, I discovered that piano-forte is the original name of the instrument invented by Cristophori near 1700, and it was in a harpsichord like frame, while forte-piano was built around 60 years later by Friederici, on a square frame like a clavichord. This is not matching with what I find on the english wikipedia... What's your opinios about that ? what instrument should be called what ? Or do you think the names are just not the seme between both langagues ? Philippe Errembault -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060417/dceaef95/attachment.html
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