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The Piano-Forte
Rosamond E. M. Harding
出版Cambridge University Press, 2014-07-24
主題Music / GeneralMusic / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
ISBN11074182759781107418271
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VofRAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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. The text is richly illustrated with images of pianos produced by a variety of makers over time, as well as with images of piano machinery taken from patent registrations. This thoroughly-researched book will be of value to anyone with an interest in one of the most ubiquitous instruments in the Western world and the history of its development.