Medici instrument workshop in Florence
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The Medici instrument workshop in Florence was a renowned early 18th-century Florentine craft center where innovative keyboard instruments, including the first pianos, were developed under the patronage of the Medici court.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craft center
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ musical instrument workshop ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bartolomeo Cristofori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientele |
Florentine aristocracy
ⓘ
Medici court musicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Baroque music ⓘ |
| employerOf | Bartolomeo Cristofori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
keyboard instrument making
ⓘ
musical instrument making ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian musical instrument making tradition ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of some of the first pianos ⓘ |
| influenced |
European keyboard instrument design
ⓘ
development of the piano ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | Italian ⓘ |
| location | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of early pianos
ⓘ
innovation in keyboard instruments ⓘ |
| partOf | Medici court cultural patronage ⓘ |
| patron |
House of Medici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medici court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
clavichords
ⓘ
early pianos ⓘ harpsichords ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredActivity |
court music performance preparation
ⓘ
experimental instrument building ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Cosimo III de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
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