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What is a fortepiano?

What is a fortepiano? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter, precursor to the pianoforte.
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In 2009 he was the only pianist who performed at the Ars Cameralis Festival dedicating his entire fortepiano recital to classical music.
He demonstrates on a Stein fortepiano alongside the Steinway, discussing his decisions about articulation and dynamics in key passages.
The piano teacher gives all lessons on an early fortepiano that has a knee lever for operating the damper mechanism.
In other words, the puny fortepiano can, in the right hands, deliver a range of colour beyond the power of a Steinway.
Lectures on specific composers and the relationship between their music and the clavichord or fortepiano are also available.
The sturdy pillar-like legs which are a hallmark of his style also adorn the fortepiano, which is cased with coromandel wood.

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