| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm |
| Note |
"GPI Books"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 104-105) and index. |
| Contents |
Early Stringed Instruments -- Introduction of the Keys -- Clavichords, Spinets, Virginals and Harpsichords -- Cristofori -- The Second Wave -- The Rise of the Square Piano -- The Fall of the Square Piano -- The Early Portable Piano -- The Early Viennese Piano -- The Evolution of the Viennese Piano -- The Grand Piano in England -- The Evolution of the Grand Piano -- From Strength to Strength -- Pianos and People -- Upright Grands and Upright Squares -- The Early Upright Piano -- The Evolution of the Upright Piano -- The Great Exhibitions -- A Period of Consolidation -- Variations on a Theme -- The Barrel Piano -- The Piano Player and Player Piano -- The Reproducing Piano and Other Automatic Instruments -- The Modern Grand Piano -- The Art-Case Piano -- The Art-Case Piano: Into the Modern Era -- Keyboard Variations -- All Shapes and Sizes -- On the Move -- The Early Electric Piano -- From Electric to Electronic -- Recent Times -- The Modern Upright Piano -- 20th Century Instruments of Significance -- How a Piano Works -- Piano Houses -- Pianos On Record. |
| Subject |
Piano -- History.
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Piano makers -- History.
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| ISBN |
0879303727 |
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9780879303723 |
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