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Americus Backers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard instruments from his master Gottfried Silbermann's workshop in Freiburg to England in the mid-18th century. Unlike the eleven other ex-apprentices of Silbermann who followed him to England and built square pianos with his action, Backers developed Silbermann's action (copied from Cristofori) into a reliable, powerful and responsive form that he built into a grand harpsichord case and added two tonal effects – una corda and damper lift – activated by pedals built into the dedicated trestle stand, again his original innovation. This new instrument altered the landscape of English music, causing composers and musicians to consign the plucked string harpsichord and its music to history. It is upon Americus's design that the modern grand pianoforte we know today is based.
AmericusBackers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard...
population of around 900 Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas AmericusBackers (died 1778), described...
those who re-located to England were Johannes Zumpe, AmericusBackers, and Adam Beyer. AmericusBackers, Adam Beyer, and John Broadwood, all piano builders...
on the instrument in the 1760s, notably by Johann Christian Bach. AmericusBackers, with John Broadwood and Robert Stodart, two of Shudi's workmen, produced...
Broadwood joined with another Scot, Robert Stodart, and a Dutchman, AmericusBackers, to design a piano in the harpsichord case—the origin of the "grand"...
square piano greatly popularized the instrument. They also included AmericusBackers, one of the inventors of the "English action", which was a modified...
1760) December 12 – Hermann Raupach, composer (b. 1728) date unknown AmericusBackers, piano maker Giovanni Battista Costanzi, Italian composer (born 1704)...
Broadwood joined with another Scot, Robert Stodart, and a Dutchman, AmericusBackers, to design a piano in the harpsichord case—the origin of the "grand"...
Stodart, founder of another famous firm of piano makers, with helping AmericusBackers to perfect the English Grand Action, which remained in use by many...
investigate a rich source of pearls that Columbus had reported. Vespucci and his backers financed two of the four ships in the small fleet. His role on the voyage...
inscribed AmericusBackers, London, of the late 1770s is possibly an 18th-century "fake"; the instrument is genuine but it was probably not made by Backers. There...
flight did not come until half a year later in May 1923 at Souther Field in Americus, Georgia, a former Army flight-training field, where he bought a World...
Hackenschmidt's right knee. According to Hackenschmidt, his sparring partners were Americus (Gus Schoenlein), Jacobus Koch, Wladek Zbyszko and Dr. Roller. Ad Santel...
according to Hackenschmidt, his sparring partners for this match were Americus (Gus Schoenlein), Jacobus Koch, Wladek Zbyszko and Dr. Roller. Ad Santel...
Railway and extended the tracks to Columbia. Also in 1895, the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway, a Savannah-to-Montgomery route, was bought by a...
Female". The Baltimore Sun. 1901-08-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-10-30. ""Americus" Downs Jordan". The Baltimore Sun. 1901-12-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2017-10-31...
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