Format:
XIV, 244 S
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Ill., graph. Darst., Notenbeisp
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9780521474702
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9780521479868
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to music
Content:
This collection of specially commissioned essays offers an accessible introduction to the history of the piano, performance styles, and its vast repertoire. Part 1 reviews the evolution of the piano, from its earliest forms up to the most recent developments, including the acoustics of the instrument. Part 2 explores the varied repertory in its social and stylistic contexts, including contemporary music, with a final chapter on jazz, blues and ragtime. The Companion also contains a glossary of important terms and will be a valuable source for the piano performer, student and enthusiast
Content:
The piano to c.1770 / David Rowland -- Pianos and pianists c.1770-c.1825 / David Rowland -- The piano since c.1825 / David Rowland -- The virtuoso tradition / Kenneth Hamilton -- Pianists on record in the early twentieth century / Robert Philip -- The acoustics of the piano / Bernard Richardson -- Repertory and canon / Dorothy de Val and Cyril Ehrlich -- The music of the early pianists (to c.1830) / David Rowland -- Piano music for concert hall and salon c.1830-1900 / J. Barrie Jones -- Nationalism / J. Barrie Jones -- New horizons in the twentieth century / Mervyn Cooke -- Ragtime, blues, jazz and popular music / Brian Priestley
Note:
Includes bibliographical references p. [235] - 237 and index
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Systemvoraussetzungen:
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139002080
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. The Cambridge companion to the piano Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998 ISBN 0521474701
Additional Edition:
ISBN 052147986X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521474702
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521479868
Language:
English
Keywords:
Klavier
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Klaviermusik
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL9780521474702
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521474702
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