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Erard (company)
Erard may refer to: * St. Erard or Erhard of Regensburg, bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century * Erard I, Count of Brienne (1060 - 1114) * Sébastien Érard Sébastien Érard (; 5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano. Biography Érard was born i ... (1752 - 1831), French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps * Erard (company), renowned musical instrument maker, mainly of pianos and harps, founded by Sébastien Érard and based in Paris, France {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erard I, Count Of Brienne
Érard I, Count of Brienne (c. 1060–1114) was Count of Brienne at the end of the 11th century. He was the son of Walter I of Brienne, count of Brienne, and his wife Eustachie of Tonnerre (). When Érard inherited the county of Brienne, he was invested by Theobald III, Count of Blois. Érard co-founded an abbey at Boulancourt, and later founded a monastery at Beaulieu. In 1114, Érard followed his liege lord, Hugh, Count of Champagne, to the Holy Land. Marriage and issue In 1110 he married Alix of Roucy-Ramerupt, daughter of André de Montdidier-Roucy, seigneur de Ramerupt and son of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier. They had: * Walter II of Brienne, count of Brienne and lord of Ramerupt. Father of Érard II. * Guy of Brienne * Félicité of Brienne (), who married Simon I of Broyes ( ), then in 1142 Geoffroy III, sire de Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the Southern Brazil, Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Érard
Sébastien Érard (; 5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano. Biography Érard was born in Strasbourg. While a boy he showed great aptitude for practical geometry and architectural drawing, and in the workshop of his father, who was an upholsterer, he found opportunity for the early exercise of his mechanical ingenuity. When he was sixteen his father died, and he moved to Paris where he obtained employment with a harpsichord maker. Here his remarkable constructive skill, though it speedily excited the jealousy of his master and procured his dismissal, almost instantly attracted the notice of musicians and musical instrument makers of eminence. EB says he built his first pianoforte in 1780. Before he was twenty-five he set up in business for himself, his first workshop being a room in the hotel of the duchesse de Villeroi, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
