The Piano-Forte : Its History Traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851, Paperback / softback Book

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

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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.

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