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245 10 a| Music for piano :b| a short history /c| F.E. Kirby ; foreword by Maurice Hinson.;

300 a| 466 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-448) and index.;

505 0 a| The repertory of keyboard music to ca. 1750 -- The time of change (ca. 1720-1790) -- Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries -- The early nineteenth century -- Liszt and Brahms and their age -- The later nineteenth century -- The twentieth century to midcentury : France and Germany -- The twentieth century to midcentury : other countries of Europe, the New World, and Asia -- From mid- to late twentieth century.;

520 a| When A Short History of Keyboard Music was published in 1966, scholars and keyboard players welcomed it as the first detailed historical interpretation of music for organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano. In this book, which is comparable in length but substantially different in content, the author focuses on music for the piano "in the fine-art or classical tradition," providing an in-depth survey of music for piano solo, and including discussions of important compositions for piano duet and two pianos. Beginning with early types of keyboard music that influenced the first music for the instrument in the seventeenth century, and ending with the bold, iconoclastic works of the late twentieth century, the author provides a scholarly yet readable overview of the literature, drawing on the results of the most recent research. Concerned with the historical context of the works, the author traces the development of the composers' styles in light of the times in which they lived. With an emphasis on principal composers and important compositions, the book is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in the development of the great repertoire of piano music. Incorporating an extensive topical bibliography of more than 1100 sources for further reading--likely the largest ever compiled--and illustrated throughout with music examples, this volume is indispensable to students and teachers at both the graduate and advanced undergraduate levels, music historians, and anyone interested in music literature.;

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Music for piano : a short history / F.E. Kirby ; foreword by Maurice Hinson.

Author/creator	Kirby, F. E.
Other author	Hinson, Maurice, writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Portland, OR : Amadeus Press, ©1995.
Description	466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Piano music--History and criticism. Piano music (4 hands)--History and criticism. Piano music (Pianos (2))--History and criticism.

Contents	The repertory of keyboard music to ca. 1750 -- The time of change (ca. 1720-1790) -- Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries -- The early nineteenth century -- Liszt and Brahms and their age -- The later nineteenth century -- The twentieth century to midcentury : France and Germany -- The twentieth century to midcentury : other countries of Europe, the New World, and Asia -- From mid- to late twentieth century.
Abstract	When A Short History of Keyboard Music was published in 1966, scholars and keyboard players welcomed it as the first detailed historical interpretation of music for organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano. In this book, which is comparable in length but substantially different in content, the author focuses on music for the piano "in the fine-art or classical tradition," providing an in-depth survey of music for piano solo, and including discussions of important compositions for piano duet and two pianos. Beginning with early types of keyboard music that influenced the first music for the instrument in the seventeenth century, and ending with the bold, iconoclastic works of the late twentieth century, the author provides a scholarly yet readable overview of the literature, drawing on the results of the most recent research. Concerned with the historical context of the works, the author traces the development of the composers' styles in light of the times in which they lived. With an emphasis on principal composers and important compositions, the book is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in the development of the great repertoire of piano music. Incorporating an extensive topical bibliography of more than 1100 sources for further reading--likely the largest ever compiled--and illustrated throughout with music examples, this volume is indispensable to students and teachers at both the graduate and advanced undergraduate levels, music historians, and anyone interested in music literature.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-448) and index.
LCCN	94042642
ISBN	0931340861

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