Details the history of the piano, covering the craftsmanship of the instrument, and the composers and musicians who create piano music.
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"Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Details the history of the piano, covering the craftsmanship of the instrument, and the composers and musicians who create piano music.
Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners.
Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners.
Piano roles: a new history of the piano
by Parakilas, James, Bomberger, E. Douglas
fromYale Nota bene
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Type: Book
Piano roles: a new history of the piano
by Parakilas, James, Bomberger, E. Douglas
fromYale Nota bene
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Type: Book
Piano roles: a new history of the piano
by Parakilas, James, Bomberger, E. Douglas
fromYale Nota bene
0
Type: Book
Piano roles: a new history of the piano
by Parakilas, James, Bomberger, E. Douglas
fromYale Nota bene
0
Type: Book
This delightfully written book examines every aspect of the history of the piano over the past three hundred years. It deals with the piano's place in classical and popular music cultures, its meaning in different eras, its acceptance in all parts of the world, and images it has…
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Music making then and now -- 2. With broad strokes (an overview) -- 3. The early days of piano: Haydn and Mozart -- 4. Beethoven and the evolving piano -- 5. Schubert -- 6. Chopin -- 7. The clavichord -- Epilogue: creativity in the performance o…
"Today's pianists are expected to play music of three centuries on a single instrument: Steinway's design from the late 1800s. Other types of pianos, such as Mozart's Walter or Chopin's Pleyel, are increasingly being copied or restored, but they are played almost exclusively by …