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1 online resource. |
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data file rda |
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Dictionary |
| Series |
Dictionaries for the modern musician |
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Dictionaries for the modern musician.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Pitch range chart -- Preface -- A brief word about recordings -- The dictionary -- Appendixes : Appendix A, Dictionary entries listed by category : Appendix B, A brief overview of the acoustic piano's action for the performer : Appendix C, Historical pianos and their relationship to the standard repertoire : Appendix D, Digital pianos in the modern pianist's world : Appendix E, The player piano and the reproducing piano -- Selected bibliography -- About the author. |
| Summary |
"A Dictionary for the Modern Pianist combines nearly four hundred entries covering classical and popular pianists, noted teachers, terminology germane to the piano's construction, and major manufacturers--both familiar firms and outstanding, independent builders who have risen to the forefront in recent years. Speaking to the needs of the modern performer, it also includes entries on jazz and pop artists, digital pianos, and period instruments."--Back cover. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2019). |
| Subject |
Piano -- Dictionaries.
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Pianists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Piano & Keyboard.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Percussion.
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Pianists. (OCoLC)fst01063351
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Piano. (OCoLC)fst01063355
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Siek, Stephen. Dictionary for the modern pianist. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017] 9780810888791 (DLC) 2016023499 (OCoLC)950611370 |
| ISBN |
9780810888807 electronic book |
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0810888807 electronic book |
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