The rationale behind this whimsical book is the artwork that architect John Diebboll has been creating for over two decades to illuminate piano cases. Yes, you heard it right, and yes, we can honestly say that there has never (ever) been another book quite like this. But once you suspend disbelief and actually look at the designs, their ingenuity, playfulness, and sheer inventiveness they will make you believe, as we do, that this is one of the more remarkable books about music and musicians ever conceived. Inspired by or intended for legendary performers past and present, this is a genuinely eccentric book, but there is nothing remotely ethereal about these meticulously drawn and consistently inventive designs, from the case designed for Glenn Gould with its flat rectilinear screens with a single window, allowing only his feet to be seen, to the lid for George Gershwin showing a man and woman dancing together, she lyrical and romantic, he percussive and propulsive.
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THE FIRST PIANOS I designed were follies, part of a series that I named "Etudes." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York New!
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THE FIRST PIANOS I designed were follies, part of a series that I named "Etudes." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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