The Cambridge Companion to the Piano
The Cambridge Companion to the Piano
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USDThis 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.
- Offers an accessible introduction to the world's most popular instrument
- Specially-commissioned essays by experts and performers
- Perfect for students, their teachers, enthusiasts and general music lovers
Reviews & endorsements
'Insight brought to the byways of nineteenth-century drawing-room life is one of the pleasures of dipping into this guide of the piano and its history …'. The Times Literary Supplement
'… a fascinating addition to an excellent series.' Reference Reviews
Product details
November 1998Paperback
9780521479868
260 pages
244 × 170 × 14 mm
0.465kg
39 b/w illus. 37 music examples
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Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of music examples
- Notes on the contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliographical abbreviations and pitch notation
- Introduction David Rowland
- Part I. Pianos and Pianists:
- 1. The piano to c.1770 David Rowland
- 2. Pianos and pianists c.1770–c.1825 David Rowland
- 3. The piano since c.1825 David Rowland
- 4: The virtuoso tradition Kenneth Hamilton
- 5: Pianists on record in the early twentieth century Robert Philip
- 6. The acoustics of the piano Bernard Richardson
- Part II. Repertory:
- 7. Repertory and canon Dorothy de Val and Cyril Ehrlich
- 8. The music of the early pianists (to c.1830) David Rowland
- 9. Piano music for concert hall and salon c.1830–1900 J. Barrie Jones
- 10. Nationalism J. Barrie Jones
- 11. New horizons in the twentieth century Mervyn Cooke
- 12. Ragtime, blues, jazz and popular music Brian Priestley
- Glossary
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.
