The Piano

By Cyril Ehrlich

Book Overview

For more than a century the piano has occupied a dominant place in music and society. Here, Ehrlich traces the instrument's fascinating history from the fortepiano of Mozart's time, and the Victorian's "household orchestra and god," to the most sophisticated modern products of the Japanese manufacturers. Updated and revised by the author to include recent developments, this book will captivate musicians, historians, and all lovers of the piano.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198161719
• ISBN13: 9780198161714
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

good history book

this book seems to be the standard, best history book, I bought 3 books for a research project and this was the only one I used.