| Description |
xi, 204 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Yehudi Menuhin music guides |
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Yehudi Menuhin music guides.
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| Contents |
Part one. Understanding the piano: The instrument ; The structure of the piano ; Equal temperament and tuning ; A little bit of history -- Part two. Playing the piano: Aspects of technique ; On pedalling, considered as a fine art ; Two 'fallacies': singing tone and legato ; Intermezzo one: on teachers and teaching ; Intermezzo two: on practising ; The piano combined with other instruments ; A note on mechanical reproduction -- Part three. The great pianoforte composers: Beethoven: the thirty-two piano sonatas ; Chopin ; Liszt ; ... And after |
| Analysis |
Piano music ca 1770- ca 1945 |
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Piano playing |
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Piano playing Manuals |
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Pianos |
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Pianos & piano music history |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Discography: pages 191-198 |
| Performer |
ISBN 0-356-04714-8 Pbk , $2.25 |
| Subject |
Piano music -- History and criticism.
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Piano music.
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Piano -- Instruction and study.
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Piano -- Construction.
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Piano -- History.
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Piano -- Performance.
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Piano.
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Piano -- Performance.
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Piano
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| LC no. |
76379162 |
| ISBN |
035604713X (Cased) |
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0356047148 (Limp) |
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0356047164 |
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