Item Detail
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Palmieri, Robert
Margaret W. Palmieri -
Piano : an encyclopedia
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Book
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2nd ed.
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New York, N.Y.
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2003
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Routledge
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xi, 534 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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0415937965 (hardback : acid-free paper)
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Piano--Dictionaries.
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Piano; Piano Construction
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ML 102 .P5 E53 2003
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Palmieri, Robert, ed. Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments. Vol. 1, Piano: An Encyclopedia, 2d ed. by Robert Palmieri and Margaret W. Palmieri. New York: Routledge, 2003.
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This encyclopedia serves as a general reference tool about the piano's history and construction. Students, teachers, and both amateur and professional pianists would find it useful.
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The editor limited this encyclopedia's scope to names, terms, and works integral to the development of the piano as an instrument since its inception around 1700 to the present day.
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The entire encyclopedia is organized alphabetically. Each entry contains an article of variable length explaining the term and its significance in the development of the piano. Ends with an integrated index of all names and terms found in the articles.
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Longer articles are followed by a bibliography. Many articles include detailed figures that illustrate the terms.
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