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The 48 pages that link to Piano, each with the reason it gives.

• Frédéric ChopinNarrower topic: Chopin’s output helped establish the piano as a vehicle for intimate expression and concert virtuosity.

• Robert SchumannNarrower topic: Schumann first sought a career as a virtuoso pianist before an injury redirected his ambitions.

• Clara SchumannNarrower topic: Its expanding capabilities supported the virtuosity and repertory central to her career.

• FortepianoNarrower topic: The fortepiano is an early historical form of the piano.

• Jazz pianoNarrower topic: Its broad range and ability to play melody and chords make it central to jazz ensembles.

• Piano performanceNarrower topic: Its action, range, and resonance set the physical possibilities of piano playing.

• Piano recitalNarrower topic: Its range and expressive control make the recital’s varied solo repertoire possible.

• Piano actionNarrower topic: The action developed as the piano’s defining means of controlling string excitation.

• Piano transcriptionNarrower topic: Its expanding range and expressive control made it a flexible destination for music written elsewhere.

• Bartolomeo CristoforiNarrower topic: Cristofori’s invention became the instrument now known as the piano.

• LiberaceNarrower topic: The piano was both Liberace’s instrument and the visual centerpiece of his performances.

• GymnopédiesNarrower topic: Satie uses the piano’s capacity for sustained resonance and widely spaced registers.

• Victor BorgeNarrower topic: Borge’s classical technique gave his jokes a convincing musical foundation.