Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture

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Therese Ellsworth, Susan Wolle ...
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Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture

Instruments, Performers and Repertoire

"Since the publication of The London Pianoforte School (ed. Nicholas Temperley) twenty years ago, research has proliferated in the area of music for the piano during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and into developments in the musical life of London, for a time the centre of piano manufacturing, publishing and performance. But none has focused on the piano exclusively within Britain. The eleven chapters in this volume explore major issues surrounding the instrument, its performers and music within an expanded geographical context created by the spread of the instrument and the growth of concert touring. Topics covered include: the piano trade and how piano manufacturing affected a major provincial town; the reception of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum during the nineteenth century; the shift from composer-pianists to pianist-interpreters in the first half of the century that triggered crucial changes in piano performance and concert structure; the growth of musical life in the peripheries outside major musical centres; the pianist as advocate for contemporary composers as well as for historical repertory; the status of British pianists both in relation to foreigners on tour in Britain and as welcomed star performers in outposts of the Empire; marketing forces that had an impact on piano sales, concerts and piano careers; leading virtuosos, writers and critics; the important role played by women pianists and the development of the recording industry, bringing the volume into the early twentieth century."--Provided by publisher

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Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers and Repertoire
2017, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture
Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers and Repertoire
2017, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture
Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers and Repertoire
2017, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture
Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers and Repertoire
2017, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: The Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture
The Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers and Repertoire
2017, Taylor and Francis
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