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a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand

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An edition of Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos (1982)

Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos

a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand

2nd ed

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"This illustrated book treats the history of the piano from its invention in 1700 to the present in terms of its technology. Looking at the technologies of design, materials, and manufacture, and focusing its description on specific existing pianos, it describes the changes in pianos from the earlist days to contemporary instruments.".

"This revised edition incorporates the results of recent research that increases knowledge of the work of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano; changes perceptions of how eighteenth-century pianos were made and used; adds to the available information about the important contributions of the Steinway Company; and describes the most recent changes to the piano."--BOOK JACKET.

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Stanford University Press
Language
English
Pages
369

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Subjects
Diseño y construcción, Historia, Construction, Piano, History, Piano, history, Piano, construction

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Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos: a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand
2001, Stanford University Press
in English - 2nd ed
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Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos: a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand
1982, Stanford University Press
in English
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-347) and index

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Stanford, Calif

Classifications

Library of Congress
ML652 .G6 2001, ML652

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 369 p. :
Number of pages
369

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OL17009380M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0804733163
LCCN
00061241
OCLC/WorldCat
44702176
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772219
Goodreads
1076811

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