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Early 1500s, Spinet

Almost identical in construction to the oblong virginal and the harpsichord, the spinet, or bentside spinet, was thought to have gained popularity in the…

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Early 1500s, Virginal

So-called because the instrument was played predominately by ‘maids and young ladies,’ and was the fitting expression for accompanying “sweet voices singing hymns,” the…

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1924, Pace

Robert Pace (b. 1924 – 2010): American Pianist, Composer, Music Theorist, Pedagogue Began playing the piano at age 5. At age 9, along with…

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1930, Chronister

Richard Chronister (1930 – 1999): American Piano Pedagogue The main role of the teacher is to make the student want to play the pieces….

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