Piano Roles: A New History of the Piano
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PublisherYale University Press
ISBN / ASIN0300093063
ISBN-139780300093063
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank487,540
CategoryMusic
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This delightfully written book examines every aspect of the history of the piano over the past three hundred years. It deals with the piano's place in classical and popular music cultures, its meaning in different eras, its acceptance in all parts of the world, and images it has inspired in literature, art, and the movies. This new paperback edition includes forty-seven halftone illustrations.
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