Men, Women and Pianos

Men, Women and Pianos
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Publisher : New York : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 684
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B3984484
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Book Synopsis Men, Women and Pianos by : Arthur Loesser

Download or read book Men, Women and Pianos written by Arthur Loesser and published by New York : Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1954 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the "social anchor" in middle-class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing-room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, and a means of introducing the young to music. In this admirably balanced and leisurely account of the popular instrument, the late, internationally known concert pianist Arthur Loesser takes a "piano's-eye view" of the recent social history of Western Europe and the United States. Drawing on newspapers, music manuscripts, popular accounts, and other sources, Loesser traces the history of the piano from its predecessors, the clavichord and the harpsichord, to the modern spinet and concert grand. Chapter headings such as "Clavichords Make Weeping Easier," "The Harpsichord Grows Feet," "The More Pianos the Merrier," and "The Keyboards Go West" suggest the author's lighthearted approach to topics ranging from the piano's European origins and its introduction in the United States to the decline of piano manufacturing in the early twentieth century and the "victory of airborne music" by mid-century.


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