Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who is the inventor of the famous musical instrument "Piano"

  1. Johann Schmidt

  2. Thomas Loud

  3. Bartolomeo Cristofori

  4. John McTammany

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Explanation

Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano in Italy around 1700, calling it the 'gravicembalo col piano e forte' (harpsichord with soft and loud). His invention allowed for dynamic control of volume through key pressure.