The piano is a keyboard instrument that has a long and rich history of innovation and evolution. It is widely regarded as the most popular and versatile musical instrument in existence, capable of producing a wide range of sounds and expressions. The piano's invention is attributed to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), an Italian harpsichord maker who devised a new mechanism that allowed the player to control the volume and dynamics of the sound by varying the force of the key strike . He called his invention "gravicembalo col piano e forte", or "harpsichord with soft and loud" .
Frédéric Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist who lived from 1810 to 1849. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era and one of the most influential musicians in history. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, a village near Warsaw, to a French father and a Polish mother.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a composer of the Classical period who was born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756. He was the youngest of seven children, but only one of two who survived infancy. His elder sister was Maria Anna Mozart, also known as Nannerl.