| Contents |
Introduction -- Keyboard musical instruments in British and Anglo-American society -- Part 1: Keyboards with pluck, 1700-1765. Spinet: Stephen Keene, London, 1700 -- Spinet: Thomas Hitchcock, London, ca. 1715 -- Spinet: Cawton Aston, London, 1726 -- Harpsichord: I. N. Cusseneers, Dusseldorf, 1726 -- Spinet: John Woolfinden, England, 1725-1740 -- Chamber organ: Unknown, England, 1725-1740 -- Spinet: John Zopfe, London, 1745-1750 -- Harpsichord (2M): Jacob Kirckman, London, 1758 -- Harpsichord (2M): Jacob Kirckman, London, 1762 -- Harpsichord (1M): Jacob Kirckman, London, 1762 -- Spinet: William Harris, London, 1764 -- Bureau organ: Abraham Adcock and John Pether, London, ca. 1760 -- Part 2: Sea change, 1765-1800. Square piano: John Zumpe, London, 1766 -- Harpsichord: John Kirshaw, Manchester, 1769 -- Square piano: John Zumpe and Gabriel Buntehart, London, 1770 -- Chamber organ: W. H., England, 1782 -- Square piano: Frederick Beck, London, 1785 -- Grand piano: Longman & Broderip/Cuilliford & Co., London, 1790 -- Square piano: Longman & Broderip, London, 1788-1789 -- Square piano: George Garcka, London, ca. 1792 -- Square piano: James Ball, London, ca. 1791 -- Grand piano: James Ball, London, 1794-1805 -- Square piano: John and Archibald Watson, Edinburgh, ca. 1797 -- Square piano: George Dettmer, London, mid-1790s -- Part 3: Striking developments, 1800-1830. Square piano: Charles Albrecht, Philadelphia, 1800-1805 -- Square piano: John Huber, Harrisburg, 1805-1809 -- Square piano: Joseph Kirckman, London, 1804 -- Square piano: George Astor & Co., London, 1800-1810 -- Grand piano: John Broadwood & Son, London, ca. 1806 -- Square piano: John Broadwood & Son, London, ca. 1808 -- Square piano: George Dettmer, London, 1805-1810 -- Square piano: John Geib & Son, New York, 1808-1809 -- Vertical piano: Robert Wornum Jr., London, 1813-1820 -- Grand piano: John Broadwood & Sons, London, 1816 -- Grand piano: William Stodart, London, 1816 -- Square piano: Alpheus Babcock, Boston, 1828 -- Square piano: Joseph Newman, Baltimore, 1831 -- Harpsichord: Chickering & Sons, Boston, 1907-1908 -- Glossary -- Technical information. |
| Abstract |
Through the instruments that comprise the historical keyboard collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation including six harpsichords, six spinets, three organs, and twenty three pianos, this book explores the keyboard culture of America in the colonial and Federal eras. Curator and historian John R. Watson illustrates new ways to learn from historic instruments, treating these cultural artifacts as primary documents, through which readers learn about their construction, their period of early use, and their passage through time. The 38 featured instruments are illustrated with color photographs, including many top view and detail photos as well as drawn diagrams. Each instrument serves as a springboard for discussion on the evolution of musical resources, construction technologies, and case decoration. This book draws on the physical evidence of their manufacture, maintenance, and preservation to illustrate how this breed of instrument altered over time. Other topics include the lives and contributions of individual keyboard makers, including their technological innovations, and patents. The book's visually engaging format and approachable style will appeal to casual as well as academic readers. Technical specifications and pictorial glossary are included in the back. |
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