KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -The English word piano is a shortened form of the Italian pianoforte, derived from clavicembalo col piano e forte ("key cimbalom with soft and loud").

Detailed explanation-2: -The name fortepiano derives from the Italian words forte (strong or loud) and piano (soft or level), an indication of the range of sound that could be provided. The terms fortepiano and pianoforte were used interchangeably in the 18th century, although in time the shortened name piano became common.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cristofori created a complex mechanism that would hammer the string instead, then damp the sound. That advantage would forever change the character of keyboard music. For now you could play both loudly and softly, depending on how you touched the key. Hence the new name pianoforte, which literally means soft and loud.