As per our current Database, Bartolomeo Cristofori has been died on Jan 27, 1731 (age 75).
When Bartolomeo Cristofori die, Bartolomeo Cristofori was 75 years old.
Popular As | Bartolomeo Cristofori |
Occupation | Inventor |
Age | 75 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | May 4, 1655 (Padua, Italy) |
Birthday | May 4 |
Town/City | Padua, Italy |
Nationality | Italy |
Bartolomeo Cristofori’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Bartolomeo Cristofori was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Italian instrument maker who invented the piano and was employed by the Medici family. He was also skilled at building existing instruments, such as the clavicytherium or upright harpsichord and the standard Italian harpsichord.
He may have apprenticed with the legendary violin maker, Nicolò Amati. He was hired by Ferdinando de Medici, the Prince of Tuscany, to maintain the royal collection of musical instruments.
He invented two other keyboard instruments in addition to the piano: the spinettone and the oval spinet.
His life was poorly documented. All that remained were his birth and death records, two wills, bills he sent to clients, and one interview conducted by Scipione Maffei. His family was residing in Padua in the Republic of Venice when he was born.
He and Adolphe Sax both invented well-known musical instruments.