Scipione Maffei (b. 1675 in Verona - d. 1755 in Verona) was in Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
He is also known for having written an influential article about the first pianoforte instruments of Bartolomeo Cristofori, which initiated the second generation of piano-makers in Italy at that time. The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). ... Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as the inventor of the piano. ...
Cristofori was born in Padua in the Republic of Venice.
Maffei said that "some professionals have not given this invention all the applause it merits," and goes on to say that its sound was felt to be too "soft" and "dull"--Cristofori was unable to make his instrument as loud as the competing harpsichord.
Yet Maffei himself was an enthusiast for the piano, and the instrument did gradually catch on and increase in popularity, in part due to Maffei's efforts.
Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei (June 1, 1675–February 11, 1755), Italian archaeologist and man of letters, was born at Verona.
He studied for five years in Parma, at the Jesuit College, and afterwards from 1698 at Rome; and in 1703 - 1704 he took part as a volunteer in the war of succession, fighting on the Bavarian side at Donauwerth.
Maffei afterwards devoted four years to travel in France, England, the Netherlands and Germany.
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