the piano
...if she had the ability to play the piano. Woman who had to play as children often continued to as play as adults, therefore they provided music in their households. A number of female students became very good, and the skills of woman pianists affected the work of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, the middle class of Europe and North America increased in numbers a rise in the importance of the piano. More and more families became able to afford pianos and piano instruction. The piano also became common in public institutions, such as schools, hotels, and public houses. In the 1900’s the only way to hear music was by a piano, then the phonograph, and then the radio in 1920. During the 1930’s piano sales dropped sharply, and many manufacturers went out of business. Hear are some of the different pianos. · The Viennese pianos were known for their light clean tone and quick action. · The English developed their pianos into bigger instruments with a lar...