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Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos : a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand by Edwin M Good, (Edwin Marshall), 1928- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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"This illustrated book treats the history of the piano from its invention in 1700 to the present in terms of its technology. Looking at the technologies of design, materials, and manufacture, and focusing its description on specific existing pianos, it describes the changes in pianos from the earlist days to contemporary instruments.". "This revised edition incorporates the results of recent research that increases knowledge of the work of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano; changes perceptions of how eighteenth-century pianos were made and used; adds to the available information about the important contributions of the Steinway Company; and describes the most recent changes to the piano."--BOOK JACKET.

Author

Edwin M Good, (Edwin Marshall), 1928-

Publisher

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804711203

Subjects

Music, History, Arts