Mr. Langshaw's Square Piano The Story of the First Pianos and How They Caused a Cultural Revolution

Name: Mr. Langshaw's Square Piano The Story of the First Pianos and How They Caused a Cultural Revolution
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ISBN: 9781933346212

ISBN-10: 1933346213

ISBN-13: 9781933346212

Edition: 2009

Authors: Madeline Goold

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A hand-written serial number inside a neglected 1807 Broadwood square piano inspired this illuminating story of an almost-forgotten musical instrument that transformed the musical and cultural perceptions of a new world. Interspersed with a who's-who of history including Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Thomas Jefferson, and John Jacob Astor, this scholarly study leads back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution and the birth of mass production, commoditization, and global distribution from the ports of London to the shores of America and around the world. Simultaneously an investigative history and genealogical study that spans 200 years of musical history, this chronicle closely examines…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: BlueBridge
Publication date: 11/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Madeline Gooldholds a law degree from the London School of Economics. A sculptor and artist, she has also taught piano, which she has played since childhood.




Journey



Revival and Restoration



Broadwood Pianos



The Two Organists



Keyboard Makers



Invention and Enterprise



The Langshaws of Lancaster



Jack in London



Jack's Return to London



A Subscription Concert at the Wesleys



Pianos, Culture and Commerce



Mr John Langshaw



Broadwood's Global Network



Pianos in Drawing-Room and Parlour



The Wife of the Clergyman


Epilogue: The Music Room



Mr John Langshaw's Broadwood Piano Purchases



Langshaw Pedigree



Broadwoods


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