History of Piano

Final Project Overview

The

Mysterious Past

17th-19th Century Piano

DevelopmentsPiano As We Know It

Early History Pipe organ, Hurdy-gurdy, Clavichord, Hydraulis, Clavicytherium, Organetto,

Clavisibalum Guillaume Dufay (1400s), Phillipe de Vitry (1291), Guillaume de Machaut (1300s) Sheet Music Here— Contemporary vs Church

The Mysterious Past

17th-19th Century Piano Developments 17th-19th centuries

Harpsichord, Pianoforte Composers; Bach, Mozart, Beethoven Music; Bach & Such Church vs Contemporary

Harpsichord Mechanism activity?

Piano As We Know It Modern Piano Composers; Chopin, Copland, & Such Music; Chopin, Copland & Such

Result Students will develop a basic understanding of the history of keyboard

instruments Students will be able to identify various keyboard instruments through sight

and sound Students will have a basic understanding of how music composition has

changed through time Students will have basic understanding of classical and contemporary music

and composers

Sources http://www.catalinavicens.com/medieval_keyboards.html http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/history-med-comp.htm http://

www.cengage.com/resource_uploads/downloads/049518974X_78790.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Medieval_composers