A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between Cover Image

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A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between / Stuart Isacoff.

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307266378
ISBN: 0307266370
Physical Description: xv, 361 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.