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Zusatztext `This is a welcome reprint of a book which when first published in 1976 rapidly established itself as an authoritative account of the economic and social history of the piano. The book is a fine achievement and should be on the shelves of anyone at all interested in the subject.'Kenneth Mobbs! Galpin Society Journal Informationen zum Autor Cyril Ehrlich is author of The Music Profession in Britain since the Eighteenth Century: A Social History and Harmonious Alliance: A History of the Performing Right Society Klappentext Based on exhaustive research in international archives this definitive and highly acclaimed history of the piano examines its technical and musical background, dealing at the same time with its social and economic importance-including the role designated for it by the Victorians. Zusammenfassung The author follows the piano's history, from the fortepiano of Mozart's time to the most sophisticated modern products of the Japanese manufacturers and looks at the professional musicians, the hire-purchase touts and fashionable ladies, amongst others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; The Victorian piano; Steinway and the new technology; The emergence of Germany; The British market, 1880-1914; France; The United States; The English industry, 1870-1914; The English piano goes to war; Between the wars; Conclusion; Appendix I - A list of piano makers since 1851; Appendix II - Estimates of production; Appendix III - Exotica; Select Bibliography
