UID:
almahu_9947414235002882
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511597251 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge musical texts and monographs
Content:
David Rowland traces the history of piano pedalling from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to its first maturity in the middle of the nineteenth century and beyond. Pedalling technique was a major feature of nineteenth-century piano performance and, coupled with new developments in piano structure, inspired many composers to write innovative works for the literature. Rowland examines this through the technique and music of composer-pianists such as Beethoven, Liszt, and Chopin. In addition, he follows the transition from harpsichord and clavichord to piano and outlines the physical properties of the various stops, levers, and pedals available at the different stages of the instrument's development. The book also includes an appendix of translated extracts from three well-known piano-pedalling tutors. It will be of interest to students and scholars of music history and performance practice, as well as to pianists.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The instruments:
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The transition from the harpsichord and clavichord to the piano;
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Pedalling and the early pianists:
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Documentary accounts of early pedalling;
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Early pedal markings;
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Mozart and his contemporaries --
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Pedalling after c.1800:
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The emergence of modern pedalling;
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The sustaining pedal after c. 1800;
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Other pedals from c.1800 --
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Appendix.
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Chapters on pedalling from piano tutors:
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J.P. Milchmeyer, Die wahre Art das Pianoforte zu spielen. Chapter 5 (Dresden 1797) ;
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Louis Adam, Méthode de piano du Conservatoire, Chapter 10: The manner of using the pedals (Paris 1804) ; Daniel Steibelt, Méthode de piano (Paris and Leipig 1809).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521402668
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511597251
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