18世纪上半叶的欧洲,思想上和政治上发生了巨大的变革。“启蒙运动”在文艺复兴时期提倡的“反对神权”的基础上,进一步提出了反对君权的口号,提倡回归自然,崇尚人的理性思考,西方音乐开始由巴洛克时期转向古典时期。这一时期的钢琴音乐也从巴洛克那浑然一体的复调结构中解脱出来,以顺应当时整个社会所提倡的“回归自然”的思潮。然而,钢琴音乐中新风格的产生与钢琴取代古钢琴的现象是分不开的。经过改良的钢琴既能表现蜿蜒起伏的歌唱性旋律,又能奏出丰满、响亮的和弦,因而成为古典时期 In Europe in the first half of the eighteenth century, tremendous changes took place ideologically and politically. On the basis of the “Opposition to theocracy” advocated during the Renaissance, the Enlightenment further proposed the slogan of opposing monarchy, advocating the return to nature and advocating rational thinking of human beings. Western music began to turn from the Baroque period to the classical period. The piano music of this period was freed from the seamless structure of Baroque to conform with the trend of “returning to nature” advocated by the entire society at the time. However, the new style of piano music and piano to replace the phenomenon of ancient piano are inseparable. The improved piano can not only show the winding melody, but also play a full, loud chords, which became the classical period