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003 OCoLC;

005 20141212125527.0;

008 950927s1995 caua k 001 0 eng d;

010 a| 95077072;

020 a| 0879303727;

035 a| (Sirsi) o33212672;

035 a| (OCoLC)33212672;

049 a| EREM;

090 a| ML650b| .C76 1995;

100 1 a| Crombie, David.=| ^A186138;

245 10 a| Piano /c| David Crombie.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| San Francisco, CA :b| Published in the United States by Miller Freeman Books,c| [1995];

300 a| 112 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 33 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "GPI Books.";

504 a| Includes discography (pages 104-105) and index.;

505 0 a| Early stringed instruments -- Introduction of the keys -- Clavichords, spinets, virginals and harpsichords -- Cristofori -- The second wave -- The rise of the square qiano -- The fall of the square piano -- The early portable piano -- The early Viennese piano -- The evolution of the Viennese piano -- The grand piano in England -- The evolution of the grand piano -- From strength to strength -- Pianos and people -- Upright grands and upright squares -- The early upright piano -- The evolution of the upright piano -- The great exhibitions -- A period of consolidation -- Variations on a theme -- The barrel piano -- The piano player and player piano -- The reproducing piano and other automatic instruments -- The modern grand piano -- The art-case piano -- The art-case piano: Into the modern era -- Keyboard variations -- All shapes and sizes -- On the move -- The early electric piano -- From electric to electronic -- Recent times -- The modern upright piano -- 20th century instruments of significance -- How a piano works -- Piano houses -- Pianos on record.;

520 a| Piano traces the evolution of the instrument and its birth in the 18th century, showing all the main varieties of early piano from the prominent manufacturing houses. Additional close-up and internal photography reveals the developments in construction and 'actions', or mechanisms, of these marvelous antiquities. More specially commissioned photographs illustrate the outer beauty and inner complexity of the modern piano, with spectacular shots of current Steinway and Bosendorfer instruments, while new technology examined includes the electric piano as well as more recent developments such as the digital piano. This important new book is an essential purchase for every piano player and every musical instrument enthusiast.;

650 0 a| Pianox| History.=| ^A20344;

650 0 a| Piano makersx| History.=| ^A58964;

596 a| 3;

998 a| 631249;

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Piano / David Crombie.

Author/creator	Crombie, David
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	San Francisco, CA : Published in the United States by Miller Freeman Books, [1995]
Copyright Date	©1995
Description	112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm
Subjects	Piano--History. Piano makers--History.

Contents	Early stringed instruments -- Introduction of the keys -- Clavichords, spinets, virginals and harpsichords -- Cristofori -- The second wave -- The rise of the square qiano -- The fall of the square piano -- The early portable piano -- The early Viennese piano -- The evolution of the Viennese piano -- The grand piano in England -- The evolution of the grand piano -- From strength to strength -- Pianos and people -- Upright grands and upright squares -- The early upright piano -- The evolution of the upright piano -- The great exhibitions -- A period of consolidation -- Variations on a theme -- The barrel piano -- The piano player and player piano -- The reproducing piano and other automatic instruments -- The modern grand piano -- The art-case piano -- The art-case piano: Into the modern era -- Keyboard variations -- All shapes and sizes -- On the move -- The early electric piano -- From electric to electronic -- Recent times -- The modern upright piano -- 20th century instruments of significance -- How a piano works -- Piano houses -- Pianos on record.
Abstract	Piano traces the evolution of the instrument and its birth in the 18th century, showing all the main varieties of early piano from the prominent manufacturing houses. Additional close-up and internal photography reveals the developments in construction and 'actions', or mechanisms, of these marvelous antiquities. More specially commissioned photographs illustrate the outer beauty and inner complexity of the modern piano, with spectacular shots of current Steinway and Bosendorfer instruments, while new technology examined includes the electric piano as well as more recent developments such as the digital piano. This important new book is an essential purchase for every piano player and every musical instrument enthusiast.
General note	"GPI Books."
Bibliography note	Includes discography (pages 104-105) and index.
LCCN	95077072
ISBN	0879303727

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