Piano-forte, the: its history traced to the great exhibition of 1851
Auteur :
Harding, Rosamond E. M.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107418271
Date de publication :
24 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
850 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Originally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also analyses the role of the piano as a replacement for a chamber orchestra and its history as a domestic instrument.