<p>The invention and structural development of the instrument are viewed as a necessary response to the changing artistic ideals of the eighteenth century</p>

The Piano-forte (Da Capo Press Music Reprint Series)

Arts & Photography

Harding, Rosamond E. M.

Music

Da Capo Press

The Piano-Forte: Its History Traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851

Scholarly Pr

An Anatomy of Inspiration

First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Routledge

A thematic catalogue of the works of Matthew Locke;: With a calendar of the main events of his life;

R. E. M. Harding; Distributed by Blackwell

Originally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also analyses the role of the piano as a replacement for a chamber orchestra and its history as a domestic instrument. The text is richly illustrated with images of pianos produced by a variety of makers over time, as well as with images of piano machinery taken from patent registrations. This thoroughly-researched book will be of value to anyone with an interest in one of the most ubiquitous instruments in the Western world and the history of its development.

The Piano-Forte: Its History Traced To The Great Exhibition Of 1851

Cambridge University Press

<p>First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.</p>

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