The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention ...
Rusch, Elizabeth / Priceman, Marjorie
Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Rusch and two-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Marjorie Priceman team up to tell the inspiring story of the invention of the world's most popular instrument: the piano.Bartolomeo Cristofori coaxes just the right sounds from the musical instruments he makes. Some of his keyboards can play piano, light and soft, others make forte notes ring out, strong and loud, but Cristofori longs to create an instrument that c...