Book contents
- A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
- A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Pitch Notation Conventions
- One Keyboard Origins
- Two Principles of Design and Construction
- Three The Henri Arnaut Manuscript
- Four The Renaissance
- Five The Baroque Period
- Six The Invention of the Piano
- Seven The Classical Period
- Eight The Romantic Era
- Nine Stagnation and Revival
- Bibliography
- Index
Eight - The Romantic Era
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 April 2022
Book contents
- A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
- A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Pitch Notation Conventions
- One Keyboard Origins
- Two Principles of Design and Construction
- Three The Henri Arnaut Manuscript
- Four The Renaissance
- Five The Baroque Period
- Six The Invention of the Piano
- Seven The Classical Period
- Eight The Romantic Era
- Nine Stagnation and Revival
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, pianos made by firms such as Broadwood, Érard, Graf, Pleyel, Stein, Streicher, and others owned or used by composers and virtuosi such as Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Schumann, and others are discussed and technically described. Histories of the piano making firms are provided.
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- A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments , pp. 446 - 493Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022