ISBN10: 0300080557, ISBN13: 9780300080551, [publisher: Yale University Press, United States] Softcover The piano puts whole worlds of musical sound at the fingertips of one player, evoking the singing of a solo voice, the textural richness of an orchestra, and the rhythmic impetus of a dance band. It has been background or centre stage in concert-going, parlour singing, choir rehearsals, theatrical tryouts, and many other activities, forging a common bond among people of very different social spheres. 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. Eminent authors discuss the impetus for the invention of the piano; the innovations in its design, manufacturing, and marketing that promoted its growing significance in concert life and domestic life; and the importance of the piano lesson in the upbringing of the young especially of girls. They explore the relationship between the piano on the public stage and the piano in the parlour; the spread of the piano to all parts of the world; and the images formed around the piano in literature, art, and movies. And they eloquently describe what the piano has meant to different eras, as it evolved from the plaything of European aristocrats to companion of people of all classes and cultures. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and ...

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New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, Date: 1999. 461pp. Numerous b&w and color illustrations. No remainder mark. Photos on request.. First Printing, Compl. # String. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1999. Yale Univ. Press ISBN 0300080557 9780300080551 [US]

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ISBN10: 0300080557, ISBN13: 9780300080551, [publisher: Yale University Press, 1999,] Hardcover hbk xii 461pp color and b/w illustr ISBN: 0300080557 dj sl shelf worn now in protective sleeve text is excellent as new
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Yale University Press 1999 Hard cover Hbk 461pp color and b/w illus dj very slightly shelfworn now in protective sleeve internally the text is excellent as new.

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Yale University Press. hardcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. Unmarked paperback in very clean and tight condition with minimal shelf wear. Yale University Press ISBN 0300080557 9780300080551 [US]

Yale Univ Pr, Date: 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 480 pages. 10.00x8.25x1.50 inches. 2000. Yale Univ Pr ISBN 0300080557 9780300080551 [GB]

ISBN10: 0300080557, ISBN13: 9780300080551, [publisher: Yale University Press, Connecticut] Hardcover First Edition Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 8.25 X 1.5 X 10 inches; 466 pages.
[Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
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ISBN10: 0300080557, ISBN13: 9780300080551, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover Yale University Press. New Haven and London, 2000. Cloth. 4to. Book is As New. D-j is As New. 461 pp. Profusely illustrated in Color & B&W.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

New Haven CT Yale University Press 1999 Second Printing Hardcover Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket 0300080557. Cover has very minor edge wear. Paper over front internal hinge cracked, but underlying cloth is solid.; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 461 pages.

ISBN10: 0300080557, ISBN13: 9780300080551, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover First Edition Fine in a fine dust jacket. First edition, 1st printing. Illustrated
[Hulls Cove, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
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