A dictionary for the modern pianist /

"A Dictionary for the Modern Pianist combines nearly four hundred entries covering classical and popular pianists, noted teachers, terminology germane to the piano's construction, and major manufacturers--both familiar firms and outstanding, independent builders who have risen to the foref...

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Main Author: Siek, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Series:Dictionaries for the modern musician.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Pitch range chart
  • Preface
  • A brief word about recordings
  • The dictionary
  • Appendixes : Appendix A, Dictionary entries listed by category : Appendix B, A brief overview of the acoustic piano's action for the performer : Appendix C, Historical pianos and their relationship to the standard repertoire : Appendix D, Digital pianos in the modern pianist's world : Appendix E, The player piano and the reproducing piano
  • Selected bibliography
  • About the author.