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- catalog contributor b8196989.
- catalog created "1973.".
- catalog date "1973".
- catalog date "1973.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1973.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [311]-316.".
- catalog description "Part one : The pianoforte in the eighteenth century -- The invention of the pianoforte in Italy -- The invention of the pianoforte in France -- The invention and development of the pianoforte in Germany -- The tangent action and the cembalo stop -- The pianoforte in England -- Later developments in France -- The pianoforte in America -- The musical significance of the new instrument -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section I : The pianoforte as a chamber orchestra -- The pianoforte as a chamber orchestra -- Devices for the purpose of sustaining the tone -- Octave couplers and "duoclave" pianofortes -- The influence of programme music upon the pianoforte -- The influence of Turkish music upon the pianoforte -- Turkish music and other pedals -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section II : The pianoforte as a solo instrument in the early nineteenth century -- The concert grand pianoforte -- Some improvements in the construction of the pianoforte relating to the production of a loud and sonorous tone -- The metal frame -- Pitch and temperament -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section III : The pianoforte as a domestic instrument -- The upright pianoforte -- Some other types of pianofortes in the home -- Pedal, transposing and self-acting pianofortes, experimental keyboards -- Tuning the pianoforte and apparatus for keeping the pianoforte in tune ; Conclusion -- Appendices. Technical terms ; Bibliography ; List of patents ; Concerning wire ; Felt-making ; Tinder and sponge for hammer heads ; Process of tanning leather for hammer heads ; Prices of pianofortes and of materials used in their manufacture [in the early nineteenth century] ; Select list of English pianoforte makers in London and its environs up to the year 1851 ; A note on pedals signs.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 432 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Piano-forte.".
- catalog identifier "0306710846".
- catalog isFormatOf "Piano-forte.".
- catalog isPartOf "Da Capo Press music reprint series".
- catalog issued "1973".
- catalog issued "1973.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, Da Capo Press,".
- catalog relation "Piano-forte.".
- catalog subject "786.2/1/09".
- catalog subject "ML652 .H26 1973".
- catalog subject "Piano Construction.".
- catalog subject "Piano History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part one : The pianoforte in the eighteenth century -- The invention of the pianoforte in Italy -- The invention of the pianoforte in France -- The invention and development of the pianoforte in Germany -- The tangent action and the cembalo stop -- The pianoforte in England -- Later developments in France -- The pianoforte in America -- The musical significance of the new instrument -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section I : The pianoforte as a chamber orchestra -- The pianoforte as a chamber orchestra -- Devices for the purpose of sustaining the tone -- Octave couplers and "duoclave" pianofortes -- The influence of programme music upon the pianoforte -- The influence of Turkish music upon the pianoforte -- Turkish music and other pedals -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section II : The pianoforte as a solo instrument in the early nineteenth century -- The concert grand pianoforte -- Some improvements in the construction of the pianoforte relating to the production of a loud and sonorous tone -- The metal frame -- Pitch and temperament -- Part two : The pianoforte in the nineteenth century, Section III : The pianoforte as a domestic instrument -- The upright pianoforte -- Some other types of pianofortes in the home -- Pedal, transposing and self-acting pianofortes, experimental keyboards -- Tuning the pianoforte and apparatus for keeping the pianoforte in tune ; Conclusion -- Appendices. Technical terms ; Bibliography ; List of patents ; Concerning wire ; Felt-making ; Tinder and sponge for hammer heads ; Process of tanning leather for hammer heads ; Prices of pianofortes and of materials used in their manufacture [in the early nineteenth century] ; Select list of English pianoforte makers in London and its environs up to the year 1851 ; A note on pedals signs.".
- catalog title "The piano-forte; its history traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851, by Rosamond E. M. Harding.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".