a| 9781107418271

a| eng

a| Harding, Rosamond E. M. d| 1898-1982 4| aut 9| 40887

a| The Piano-Forte: b| Its History Traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851

a| Cambridge b| Cambridge University Press c| 2014

a| 432 pages

a| Originally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also analyses the role of the piano as a replacement for a chamber orchestra and its history as a domestic instrument. The text is richly illustrated with images of pianos produced by a variety of makers over time, as well as with images of piano machinery taken from patent registrations. This thoroughly-researched book will be of value to anyone with an interest in one of the most ubiquitous instruments in the Western world and the history of its development.

a| Originally published in 1933

a| 18th Century (1701-1800) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7015 9| 20899

a| 19th Century (1801-1900) 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6955 9| 20935

a| Organology 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q899293 9| 21400

a| Piano 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5994 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1521313 9| 2127

c| BOO

a| boek

b| ORPH c| ORPH j| ORPH.

d| 18302