Exibition room << Back exhibit information online Name Baroque Description In the 17th Century the invention of the piano changed the course of music history. A section of the museum's second hall is devoted entirely to the works of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the piano's inventor. One of the most valuable instruments in the museum's collection is the world's oldest fortepiano surviving in its original state; the instrument was built by Cristofori in 1726. Passages Bartolomeo Cristofori Renaissance   Exhibit Alto recorder, inv.-no. 1126 Alto recorder, inv.-no. 3243 A Musical Gathering Guitar, 1630 Fortepiano, 1726 Harpsichord, ca. 1625 Fourth cornett, ca. 1690 Descant cornett, 17th century Tenor cornett, 17th century Bass trombone, 1631 Tenor Viola da gamba, 1644 Tenor trombone Alto trombone, 1690 Double bass, 17th century Tenor viola da gamba, 1672