Pianoforte in the Classical Era

Name: Pianoforte in the Classical Era
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ISBN: 9780198166344

ISBN-10: 0198166346

ISBN-13: 9780198166344

Edition: 1998

Authors: Michael Cole

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In a period of only thirty years in the second half of the eighteenth century European musical culture underwent a remarkable transformation. In 1765 the harpsichord was the indispensable item in almost every concert and in every home where music was practised; the sound of the pianoforte was virtually unknown to most music lovers. Yet by 1795 the situation was entirely reversed. The pianoforte was indispensable and the harpsichord had become all but obsolete - except in the most backward and conservative establishments. Three hundred years of harpsichord dominance had ended, and workshops that had been busy producing them either ceased trading or switched hurriedly to the new hammer-action…

Book details

List price: $345.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 412
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction



The Early Piano I



The Early Piano II



Johannes Zumpe and the English Square Piano



After Zumpe: Small Pianos in Europe and America 1770-1795



Interlude: Buying a Pianoforte



Beyond Zumpe: The English Square Piano 1782-1805



Americus Backers, Inventor of the English Grand Piano



The English Grand, 1778-1805



Pianoforte or Pantalon? The Origins of German Tafelklaviere



Johann Andreas Stein and the German Grand Piano



Keyboard Instruments in Germany and Austria 1770-1790: An Overview



`Mozart's Own Fortepiano'



In Vienna



Harpsichord, Pianoforte, and Combination Instruments



The Upright Pianoforte: the Genesis of Upright Forms



Into the Nineteenth Century



Construction of the Early Piano



At the Keyboard. Touch and Tone in the Early Piano



Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries



Envoi






Selected Passages from Early Sources



A Proposal for the Systematic Classification of Piano Actions



Americus Backus: the Inventory of his House and Workshop in 1778


Glossary


Bibliography


Index