SCHROETER, Christoph Gottlieb, born at Hohenstein, Saxony, , long enjoyed in Germany the honour of having invented the pianoforte. His claims, first published by himself in Mitzler's ‘Musikalische Bibliothek
’ (Leipzig, 1738) and repeated in Marpurg's ‘Kritische Briefe
’ (Berlin, 1764) have been examined and set aside in favour of Cristofori. [See Pianoforte, vol. ii. p. 712.] We learn from Schroeter's autobiography that at seven years of age he was placed as a chorister at Dresden,...