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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
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falls and hushes the sound of the string s. The damper existed previously in the clavichord, but was not movable vertically so as to leave the string when the hammer struck. The piano-forte, as such, was introduced to the English public on the stage of Covent Garden Theater in 1767. On a playbill of that date occurs the following: — For the Benefit of Miss Brickler, 16th of May, 1767. At the end of the first act Miss Brickler will sing a favorite song from Judith, accompanied by Mr. Dibdin on a new instrument called the piano-forte. From this time its success was assured, and the harpsichord, makers changed their movements, substituting hammers for plectra, percussion for twanging. There are three forms of the piano-forte, viz., the grand and the square, in which the strings are placed in a horizontal position, and the upright, in which the strings are vertical. The form of the grand piano is the same as that of the harpsichord, and was suggested by the varying l