Title:
A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between / Stuart Isacoff.
Author:
Isacoff, Stuart.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Call Number:
ML650 .I83 2011
Abstract:
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.
Electronic Access:
InhaltsverzeichnisAdditional information at Google Books
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011011557-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011011557-d.html
Table of contents http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=024598777&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780307266378
Series:
A Borzoi book
Borzoi book.
Physical Description:
xv, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
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.
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