Piano-Playing Revisited: What Modern Players Can Learn from Period Instruments
Author:   David Breitman ,  Emeritus Professor Ralph P. Locke (Series Editor)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:  

9781648250101


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 February 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Breitman ,  Emeritus Professor Ralph P. Locke (Series Editor)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.409kg
ISBN:  

9781648250101


ISBN 10:   1648250106
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Music Making Then and Now With Broad Strokes (An Overview) The Early Days of the Piano: Haydn and Mozart Beethoven and the Evolving Piano Schubert Chopin The Clavichord Epilogue: Creativity in the performance of old music Appendix: Overtone structure of the Steinway and Walter, compared Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index of Works Discussed in the Text General Index

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[A] thoughtful and well-researched journey into how we should play classical music [...] Every pianist could benefit from reading it. -- BRIO


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DAVID BREITMAN is an associate professor of historical performance at Oberlin Conservatory. He is also an accomplished performer.

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