Who invented the Piano ?

Bartolomeo Cristofori

• Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments and invented the first piano in Florence, Italy in 1700.
• A craftsman repaired harpsichords for Italy’s royal court. His reputation brought him to the attention of Prince Ferdinando de Medici, son of the grand duke of Tuscany.
• Three pianos by Cristofori survive, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (1720); at the Museo Strumenti Musicali in Rome (1722); and at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum of Leipzig University (1726).

Singing Voice Ranges

 Soprano – Alto – Contralto – Tenor – Baritone – Bass

Top 10 Greatest Composers of All Time

Top Ten Composers and their Famous Compositiions

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Symphony No. 9
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) – A Little Night Music
3. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – The Well-Tempered Clavier
4. Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – The Nutcracker
5. Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) – Nocturnes
6. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) – Tristan and Isolde
7. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – Hungarian Dances
8. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) – Haydn : The Creation
9. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) – Messiah
10. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) – The Rite of Spring

             Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   ——————-  Johannes Bach  —————-  Tchaikovsky

      Fryderyk Chopin  —————  Richard Wagner  ——————-  Johannes Brahms

     Joseph Haydn  —————-  George Frideric Handel  ——————-  Igor Stravinsky

Dances around the World

25 Cultural Dances of the World

1. Antarctica = Happy Feet – Mary Poppins Penguins
2. Argentina = Cha Cha – Tango
3. Australia = Bush Dance – Corroboree
4. Austria = Austrian Waltz – Viennese Waltz
5. Brazil = Axe-Bahia – Brazilian Street – Samba
6. Canada = Inuit – Step Dancing
7. China = Classical Chinese – Lotus – Shaolin Monk – Tang Dynasty
8. Cuba = Rumba – Salsa
9. Egypt = Egyptian Dance
10. France = Minuet
11. Germany = Bavarian Slap – German Folk
12. Greece = Sirtaki
13. India = Bollywood – Harinie – Naga
14. Ireland = Irish Couple – Irish Dancing – Irish Monkeys
15. Israel = Hava Nagila – Israel Folk
16. Italy = Tarantella
17. Japan = Geisha – Samurai
18. Mexico = Hat Dance – La Bamba – Polka
19. New Zealand = Haka – Maori Warrier
20. Peru = Chincha – Inca – Peruvian Folk
21. Russia = Army Dance – Cossack – Russian Folk
22. Scotland = Scottish Sword
23. Spain = Flamenco
24. United Kingdom = English Folk
25. United States = Break Dance – Buck Dancing – Hawaiian Hula – Kindergarten Square

     

   

   

Musical Symbols

Musical Symbols & Notes and their Meaning

Treble Clef – Bass Clef – Sharp – Flat – Crotchet – Minim – Dotted Minim – Semibreve – Quaver – Semiquaver – Beam Notes – Minim Rest – Crotchet Rest – Natural – Pause –

 

 

 

Musical Alphabet

The Musical Alphabet consists of 7 letters : A – B – C – D – E – F – G. 

Each letter represents a music note. Notes are written on a five-line staff.

Music Timeline

Top of Music Genres by decade

1700 – Baroque ~ 1800 – Classical ~ 1920 – Ragtime ~ 1930 – Jazz ~ 1940 – Swing ~ 1950 – Rock’n’Roll ~ 1960 – Rock ~ 1970 – Disco ~ 1980 – Pop ~ 1990 – Grunge ~ 2000 – Rap ~ 2010 – Trance

          

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