The Cambridge Companion to the Piano is an informative and practical guide to one of the world's most popular instruments. This 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. Part 2 explores the varied repertory, up to 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.
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"...a well-tuned set of illustrated essays on the history of the instrument, its performance, and its repertory." Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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The Cambridge Companion to the Piano is an informative and practical guide to one of the world's most popular instruments. This 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. Part 2 explores the varied repertory, up to 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.
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Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1732) is generally credited with the invention of the piano in Florence at the end of the seventeenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
string partials, modern grand piano, una corda pedal, third pedal, tuning pins, piano action, sustaining pedal, square pianos, modern pianist, knee levers, many pianists, piano making, early pianos, tempo rubato, prepared piano, other makers, bass strings, keyboard music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clara Schumann, London School, Anton Rubinstein, Great Exhibition, Carl Czerny, Arthur Friedheim, Clara Wieck, Goldberg Variations, Hans von Billow, Bill Evans, Josef Hofmann, Mozart's Sonata, Paris Conservatoire, Percy Grainger, Second Piano Concerto, Charles Burney, Clifford Curzon, Domenico Scarlatti, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Pauer, Frederic Lamond, Hungarian Dances, Jean-Pierre Dantan, Johann Andreas Stein, Johann Baptist Cramer New!
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Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1732) is generally credited with the invention of the piano in Florence at the end of the seventeenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
string partials, modern grand piano, una corda pedal, third pedal, tuning pins, piano action, sustaining pedal, square pianos, modern pianist, knee levers, many pianists, piano making, early pianos, tempo rubato, prepared piano, other makers, bass strings, keyboard music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clara Schumann, London School, Anton Rubinstein, Great Exhibition, Carl Czerny, Arthur Friedheim, Clara Wieck, Goldberg Variations, Hans von Billow, Bill Evans, Josef Hofmann, Mozart's Sonata, Paris Conservatoire, Percy Grainger, Second Piano Concerto, Charles Burney, Clifford Curzon, Domenico Scarlatti, Edwin Fischer, Ernst Pauer, Frederic Lamond, Hungarian Dances, Jean-Pierre Dantan, Johann Andreas Stein, Johann Baptist Cramer New!
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- Piano Concerto by Robert Schumann on 4 pages
- Goldberg Variations: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) by Ralph Kirkpatrick on page 66, and page 84
- Performing Beethoven (Cambridge Studies in Performance Practice) by Robin Stowell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Eugene Onegin: English National Opera Guide 38 (English National Opera Guides) by Tchaikovsky on page 163, and page 185
- Beethoven on Beethoven: Playing His Piano Music His Way by William S. Newman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon P. Keefe on 4 pages
- Virtuosity and the Musical Work: The Transcendental Studies of Liszt by Jim Samson on page 24, page 220, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon Frith in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the Lied (Cambridge Companions to Music) by James Parsons in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Verdi (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Scott L. Balthazar in Back Matter
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