The piano is known as the "king of musical instruments" in Western classical music
The world's first piano was born in 1709
Invented by the Italian Cristofrey
The first piano
Although now it is generally believed
The world's first piano was born in 1709,
Invented by the Italian Cristofrey.
But as early as the 16th century,
The predecessor of the piano, the ancient piano, has appeared,
And in the 17th and 18th centuries, it swept the circle of royalty and nobility,
Become an instrument for everyone to cultivate their emotions.
Antique piano in the shape of a square wooden box
The first to introduce the ancient piano to China
It was the Missionary of God, Matteo Ricci
Ricci
In 1600, he would strike the string of the ancient piano
Tribute to the Wanli Emperor,
And played for the emperor himself.
But the Wanli Emperor was not very interested in this.
40 years later, the missionary John Tang entered the palace to place the sundial,
I stumbled upon the ancient piano that was already dusty.
Restore the diagram
Later, the Chongzhen Emperor also listened to piano music,
Also invited the queen concubine to appreciate together,
However, Chongzhen also had no desire to learn.
Until the piano met Kangxi ▼
In the middle of the 17th century,
After the young aisin Kyora Xuanye ascended the throne,
Capture Ao Bai, Ping San Francisco, Destroy Geldan...
While busy in charge of the major affairs of the country,
The Kangxi Emperor also liked literature, mathematics, and musical rhythm
In his spare time, Kangxi liked to listen to court concerts.
Upside down to pay tribute to an instrument that has never been seen before,
Or simply compose your own music, write and write songs...
In 1673
He went to the Portuguese missionary Thomas Pereira
Formally study Western music theory and ancient piano.
By 1703,
Kangxi was already available on the guqin
Played the Chinese guqin song "Pu'an Mantra".
Therefore, Kangxi can be regarded as a mainland piano student
The first person!