The Piano Quarterly

The Piano Quarterly
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Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X002425202
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Download or read book The Piano Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Piano

The Piano
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 964
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ISBN-10 : 9781135949631
ISBN-13 : 1135949638
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Book Synopsis The Piano by : Robert Palmieri

Download or read book The Piano written by Robert Palmieri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of the Piano was selected in its first edition as a Choice Outstanding Book and remains a fascinating and unparalleled reference work. The instrument has been at the center of music history with even composers of large symphonic work asserting that they do not write anything without sketching it out first on a piano; its limitations and expressive capacity have done much to shape the contours of the western musical idiom. Within the scope of this user-friendly guide is everything from the acoustics and construction of the piano to the history of the companies that have built them. The piano-lover might also be surprised to find an entry for Thomas Jefferson, and will no doubt read intently the passages about the changing history of the piano's place in the home. Uniformly well-written and authoritative, this guide will channel anyone's love for the instrument, through social, intellectual, art history and beyond into the electronic age.

The Quarterly

The Quarterly
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Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015057457528
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Download or read book The Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

International Piano Quarterly

International Piano Quarterly
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Total Pages : 580
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105111060468
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Download or read book International Piano Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

The Lost Pianos of Siberia
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Publisher : Grove Press
Total Pages : 443
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ISBN-10 : 9780802149305
ISBN-13 : 0802149308
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Book Synopsis The Lost Pianos of Siberia by : Sophy Roberts

Download or read book The Lost Pianos of Siberia written by Sophy Roberts and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “melodious” mix of music, history, and travelogue “reveals a story inextricably linked to the drama of Russia itself . . . These pages sing like a symphony.” —The Wall Street Journal Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos—grand instruments created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, as well as humble Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the westernizing influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the country like blood. How these pianos traveled into this snowbound wilderness in the first place is testament to noble acts of fortitude by governors, adventurers, and exiles. Siberian pianos have accomplished extraordinary feats, from the instrument that Maria Volkonsky, wife of an exiled Decembrist revolutionary, used to spread music east of the Urals, to those that brought reprieve to the Soviet Gulag. That these instruments might still exist in such a hostile landscape is remarkable. That they are still capable of making music in far-flung villages is nothing less than a miracle. The Lost Pianos of Siberia follows Roberts on a three-year adventure as she tracks a number of instruments to find one whose history is definitively Siberian. Her journey reveals a desolate land inhabited by wild tigers and deeply shaped by its dark history, yet one that is also profoundly beautiful—and peppered with pianos. “An elegant and nuanced journey through literature, through history, through music, murder and incarceration and revolution, through snow and ice and remoteness, to discover the human face of Siberia. I loved this book.” —Paul Theroux

Piano Quarterly Newsletter

Piano Quarterly Newsletter
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Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X002052620
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Download or read book Piano Quarterly Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Company of Pianos

Company of Pianos
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Publisher : Third Millennium Information Ltd
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 1903942357
ISBN-13 : 9781903942352
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Book Synopsis Company of Pianos by : Richard Burnett

Download or read book Company of Pianos written by Richard Burnett and published by Third Millennium Information Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Burnett traces the development of the piano from its origins to the present day, using instruments from his internationally known collection, at the Finchcocks Museum in Kent, England, as the inspiration and navigational means for his story.