Early Keyboard Instruments in European Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Early Keyboard Instruments in European Museums write by Edward L. Kottick. This book was released on 1997-05-22. Early Keyboard Instruments in European Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Guides the reader through the unusual and fascinating keyboard holdings of sixteen nations, thirty-five cities, and forty-seven museums.
The Historical Harpsichord
The Historical Harpsichord - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Historical Harpsichord write by Sheridan Germann. This book was released on 2002. The Historical Harpsichord available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Volume IV of The Historical Harpsichord contains two monographs of major importance, Harpsichord Decoration: A Conspectus by Sheridan Germann, and A Fable Deconstructed: The 1770 Taskin at Yale by Richard Rephann. Sheridan Germann, an acclaimed scholar and practitioner in the field of harpsichord decoration, offers the first comprehensive illustrated conspectus of thesubject. In Part I Ms. Germann tells us that the styles of the decoration of harpsichords (and spinets, virginals and clavichords) tended to follow contemporary furniture fashions, but usually lagged conservatively behind the prevailing fashions. Because, unlike most furniture, the instruments are often dated, they provide rare documentation of how long these styles remained in common use. This survey follows chronologically the five major regional traditions of keyboard instrument decoration-Italian, Flemish, French, German and English-but with emphasis on the international changes in taste on which each region produced its own variations.In Part II, Richard Rephann of the Yale Musical Instrument Collection describes his research into the uniquely experimental construction of the 1770 Pascal Taskin harpsichord. This essay forms a pendant to William Dowd's in Vol. I that treats the surviving instruments of the Blanchet-Taskin workshop up to 1770. The romantic provenance of the 1770 Taskin, concocted by the antique trade to enhance the instrument's market value, is revealed as a fable.
The First Fleet Piano: Volume One
The First Fleet Piano: Volume One - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Fleet Piano: Volume One write by Geoffrey Lancaster. This book was released on 2015-11-03. The First Fleet Piano: Volume One available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During the late eighteenth century, a musical–cultural phenomenon swept the globe. The English square piano—invented in the early 1760s by an entrepreneurial German guitar maker in London—not only became an indispensable part of social life, but also inspired the creation of an expressive and scintillating repertoire. Square pianos reinforced music as life’s counterpoint, and were played by royalty, by musicians of the highest calibre and by aspiring amateurs alike. On Sunday, 13 May 1787, a square piano departed from Portsmouth on board the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet, bound for Botany Bay. Who made the First Fleet piano, and when was it made? Who owned it? Who played it, and who listened? What music did the instrument sound out, and within what contexts was its voice heard? What became of the First Fleet piano after its arrival on antipodean soil, and who played a part in the instrument’s subsequent history? Two extant instruments contend for the title ‘First Fleet piano’; which of these made the epic journey to Botany Bay in 1787–88? The First Fleet Piano: A Musician’s View answers these questions, and provides tantalising glimpses of social and cultural life both in Georgian England and in the early colony at Sydney Cove. The First Fleet piano is placed within the musical and social contexts for which it was created, and narratives of the individuals whose lives have been touched by the instrument are woven together into an account of the First Fleet piano’s conjunction with the forces of history. View ‘The First Fleet Piano: Volume Two Appendices’. Note: Volume 1 and 2 are sold as a set ($180 for both) and cannot be purchased separately.
The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition
The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition write by Maurice Hinson. This book was released on 2023. The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Originally published in 1997, The Pianist's Bookshelf, was, according to the Library Journal, "a unique and valuable tool." Now rewritten for a modern audience, this second edition expands into the 21st century. A completely revised update, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, comes to the rescue of pianists overwhelmed by the abundance of books, videos, and other works about the piano. In this clear, easy-to-use reference book, Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts survey hundreds of sources and provide concise, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the reader hours of precious research time. In addition to the main listings of entries, such as "Chamber Music" and "Piano Duet," the book has indexes of authors, composers, and performers. A handy reference from the masters of piano bibliography, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, will be an invaluable resource to students, teachers, and musicians.
Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860
Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860 write by Martha Novak Clinkscale. This book was released on 1993. Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book continues the overview of early pianos begun in Clinkscale's Makers of the Piano 1700-1820 (OUP, 1993). Although a few of the biographies overlap, the majority of the makers are completely new. Approximately 2,400 makers and manufacturers and about 2,200 pianos are listed. Of this total, about 645 are English, the majority of whom were active in London; more than 200 of the London makers have not been discussed in previous publications.
