A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between / Stuart Isacoff.
Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 361 p. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780307266378
- 0307266370
- 786.2/09 23
- ML650 .I83 2011
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| ML460 .W23 2001 The history of musical instruments and music-making : a complete history of musical forms and the orchestra / | ML549 .R69 2001 Early keyboard instruments : a practical guide / | ML650 .C3 1998 The Cambridge companion to the piano / | ML650 .I83 2011 A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between / | ML650 .L64 1990 Men, women, and pianos : a social history / | ML651 .B66 1997 A guide to the harpsichord / | ML700 .G44 1976 Famous pianists & their technique / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A gathering of traditions -- The piano is born -- The first piano superstar -- Piano fever -- Performers on the road -- The four sounds -- The combustibles -- The alchemists -- The rhythmizers -- The melodists -- The cultivated and the vernacular -- The Russians are coming -- The Germans and their close relations -- Keys to the world -- On the cutting edge -- Everything old is new again.
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.
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