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SQUARE GRAND PIANO [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

Piano in rectangular form, originally about the size of an 18 th century clavichord, finally an unwieldy giant with a 7 octaves compass.

CONT

A square piano date 1742 by Johann Socher has come to light, the oldest one so far.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

Il se présente paradoxalement sous la forme rectangulaire, ressemblant à une épinette placée sur quatre pieds.

CONT

Le premier piano carré serait dû à l'allemand Socher (1742) [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de teclado
  • Muebles antiguos (Museos y Patrimonio)
DEF

Piano cuya caja es un rectángulo horizontal.

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