A Natural History of the Piano, A by Stuart Isacoff

A Natural History of the Piano, A by Stuart Isacoff

A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from Mozart and Beethoven to Oscar Peterson and Jerry Lee Lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of Temperament, Stuart Isacoff.

This history takes us back to the piano's humble genesis as a simple keyboard, and shows how everyone from Ferdinando de' Medici to Herbie Hancock affected its evolution of sound and influence in popular music. Presenting the instrument that has been at the core of musical development over the centuries in all its beauty and complexity, this explores the piano's capabilities and the range of emotional expression it conveys in different artists' hands. A Natural History of the Piano is fast-paced and intriguing, with beautiful illustrations and photos, a must-read for music lovers and pianists of every level.

Stuart Isacoff, a pianist and author, founded and edited Piano Today magazine for nearly three decades. He is a regular contributor on the arts to The Wall Street Journal and has written for The New York Times, Chamber Music, Symphony, Musical America, Stagebill, and The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. He won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing on music. Temperament: How Music Became a Battlefield for Western Civilization's Great Minds is another book by Isacoff. He is a member of the Purchase College Conservatory of Music's faculty. He is a resident of Closter, New Jersey.

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ISBN 13	9780307266378
ISBN 10	0307266370
Title	A Natural History of the Piano, A
Author	Stuart Isacoff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-11-15
Number of pages	384
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