This book tells you everything, and i mean everything, about the history of the piano. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. To celebrate the 300th birthday of everyones fave instrument, author james parakilas has written a book at once awesome and astounding, a stunning cultural history, told in vivid detail and ample anecdotes and stunning color photographs, of the musical and social roles that the piano. The english piano maker john broadwood 17321812 was the first to develop the present heavier, more sonorous instrument. The pianist is a memoir by the polishjewish pianist and composer wladyslaw szpilman in which he describes his life in warsaw in occupied poland during world war ii. Get the best deals on antique keyboard instruments when you shop the largest online selection at. This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world.
It recounts the authors increasingly feverish addiction to the piano first to buying one, then to getting the right sound out of it. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. After his move to the united states from germany, william knabe worked for a wellknown piano maker, henry hartge, and four years later, in 1837, knabe started selling and repairing used pianos on his own. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. A social history, and then chronologically goes through each composer and gives a brief biography and then discusses their contributions to keyboard literature. Specialist steinway piano dealer, trader and wholesaler. Then, instead of categorizing the history of composers as classical, romantic, modern, etc. Carnegie library of pittsburgh holds a unique noncirculating collection of over titles of sheet music published in or near pittsburgh since the early 19th century. Upright pianos with 2 pedals for sale in stock ebay. Updated and revised by the author to include recent developments, this book will. It is currently a line of pianos manufactured by samick musical instruments. Theres never been anything quite like a knabe piano.
Dec 20, 2017 a gebruder knake grand piano for sale with a beautifully, inlaid rosewood case. Married wilhelmina wamelink born in aalten, netherlands. Full text of pianos and their makers internet archive. After immigrating to the united states and settling in baltimore, maryland. A number of the songs highlight the people and places of pittsburgh, for example the kennywood park waltz and the ohio river song. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. This is a wonderful reference book for anyone studying the piano. The history of the piano traces back more than 3 centuries, and chronicles how the piano, most popular instrument in existence, continues to be the premiere instrument as we enter its fourth century. List of piano brand names news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. Knabe learned the art of cabinet and piano making through apprenticeships, dedication and hard work. Daddy bought it, an old cramer, his wedding gift to her. A gebruder knake grand piano for sale with a beautifully, inlaid. On meeting former aeroflot navigator turned book collector and piano seeker leonid kaloshin at his home in the altai mountains, the.
With his bloodpumping piano playing and suggestive lyrics, little richard, along with the likes of elvis presley and jerry lee lewis, established rock as a real musical form and inspired others. The library of congress would like to learn more about these materials and would like to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information or know of their history. Pittsburgh sheet music collection carnegie library of. Knake 7 grand piano rare and ornate instrument in excellent. Please post a question on our general discussion forum.
It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys small levers that. A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from mozart and beethoven to oscar peterson and jerry lee lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of temperament, stuart isacoff. Debussy and ravel used the special effects peculiar to the piano in highly original ways. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Cramer grand piano for sale with a burr walnut case inlaid with a variety of woods. Hudson valley news isacoff follows the piano into the. By one of americas most widelyread historians, david mccullough, 1776 tells a compelling and readable story about the year the united states of america became exactly that. Some revisit conflicts that have shaped the modern world, as. T he best nonfiction books published in 2019 look to the past in order to better understand the present. The instrument, the music, the musicians from mozart to modern jazz and everything in between at a seemingly odd place well in the middle of the story. The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d. We have a piano we wish to sell and would like to know. It is in excellent condition, with routed decorative features, brass candelabras and side handles etc. The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in italy by bartolomeo cristofori around the year 1700 the exact year is uncertain, in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material. The book begins with the origins of the piano and early performers.
For more than a century the piano occupied a dominant place in music and society. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. It is the most complex mechanical device in any home and is capable of fulfilling the players every musical wish. If you wish to find out more about your piano one of the members of our forums may be able to help. Pianist and author stuart isacoff begins his new book, a natural history of the piano. With the exception of a few baby grand pianos, nearly all knight pianos are modern upright pianos from 100 to 110 cm in height. The virtuosi also prepared their own editions of classical works. No need to log in or register to track the status of your order. A history written by a pianist and historian with a lively touch and a reach that spans octaves of science, culture and politics.
This book is a beautiful volume of pictures and piano history. For more than a century the piano has occupied a dominant place in music and society. Their son, herman, my ggf was born in 1839 and went to pittsburgh where he married theresa mcginn. Handmade and created in the finest tradition of over 300 years of piano crafting, these limited production pianos have their own distinct look, feel and personality. See more ideas about piano, piano for sale and piano music. The square piano, with strings parallel to the keys, was the most popular domestic piano until the early19thcentury perfection, in philadelphia, of the upright piano. We have a piano we wish to sell and would like to know what price to ask.
This was probably cristoforis first pianoforte, although it has been suggested that he made a. The main body of its enormous literature, from the 19th cent. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. It begins with a brief history on the development of keyboard instruments for a more indepth history of the instrument, check out asin. Knake 7 grand piano rare and ornate instrument in excellent condition. Here, ehrlich traces the instruments fascinating history from the fortepiano of mozarts time, and the victorians household orchestra and god, to the most sophisticated modern products of the japanese manufacturers. It claimed to be the worlds greatest manufacturer of pianos, inner player pianos, and organs. The detail of these lavish, handcarved pianos extended around all four sides of the rosewood case and down its massive legs, while the keys were surfaced with expensive motherofpearl.
List of books and articles about piano history online. After being forced with his family to live in the warsaw ghetto, szpilman manages to avoid deportation to the treblinka extermination camp, and from his hiding places around the city witnesses the warsaw ghetto uprising in 1943. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We have thousands of rare and antique treasures brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world. An 1860 cramer grand piano i remember being dazzled by her whenever she played the piano. Professor ehrlich follows its fascinating history from the fortepiano of mozarts time, through the victorians household orchestra and god, to the most sophisticated modern products of the japanesemanufacturers. A winner of the ascap deems taylor award for excellence in writing about music, he is a regular contributor to the wall street journal and other publications. For instance, alchemists go from debussy and schoenberg to herbie hancock, bill evans, and duke ellington. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. Dealer locator knabe s rich history began more than 200 years ago when wilhelm william knabe was born in kreuzburg, germany in 1803. That is fine unless, like me, you were looking for the previous 100 years since the very earliest fortepianos. Many of these piano brand names are stencil pianos, which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company, and that the same or very similar pianos are sold. See more ideas about piano, piano for sale and music desk.
So layered with anecdote that it reads like a novel or a good biography. Professional virtuosi wrote books and methods for the study of piano playing, which sold widely. In brief, this is a history of the modern piano after about 1850. Knight was a highly respected manufacturer, and were the only make of piano in steinway hall alongside steinways own pianos. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This delightfully written and copiously illustrated book examines the place of the piano in classical and popular musical cultures and the piano s changing cultural roles over the past three centuries. The dallas morning news anybody who cares about the pianopast, present and futurewill find this book irresistible reading. Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris. Order books without registering at book depository. Its the only book about these pianos, as far as i know. The instrument, the music, the musicians from mozart to modern jazz and everything in between by stuart isacoff isbn. The history of the piano by elda dellinger nook book.
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