Piano Roles Three Hundred Years of Life with the Piano

Name: Piano Roles Three Hundred Years of Life with the Piano
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ISBN: 9780300093063

ISBN-10: 0300093063

ISBN-13: 9780300093063

Edition: 2002

Authors: James Parakilas

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This study examines the place of the piano in classical and popular music cultures, tracing its changing cultural role over three centuries. Numerous contributors discuss a range of piano-related topics.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 0.50" wide x 0.77" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

James Parakilas is Professor of Performing Arts at Bates College, where he teaches courses on music history and culture, music theory, and musical performance. He is the author of numerous publications, including Ballads Without Words: Chopin and the Tradition of the Instrumental Ballade, and Piano Roles: 300 Years of Life with the Piano.



Acknowledgments



Introduction




1700 to 1770s: The Need for the Piano




Designing, Making, and Selling Pianos




1770s to 1820s: The Piano Revolution in the Age of Revolutions




The Piano Lesson




1820s to 1870s: The Piano Calls the Tune




The Concert and the Virtuoso




1870s to 1920s: The World's the Limit




Hollywood's Embattled Icon




1920s to 2000: New Voices from the Old Impersonator



Afterword: Making the Piano Historical



Notes


Recommended Readings


Contributors


Index