Piano Roles

Piano Roles
Title Piano Roles PDF eBook
Author James Parakilas
Publisher
Pages 391
Release 2002
Genre Music
ISBN 9780300093063

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This delightfully written book examines every aspect of the history of the piano over the past 300 years. This new edition includes 47 color photos and 14 illustrations.

Piano Roles

Piano Roles
Title Piano Roles PDF eBook
Author James Parakilas
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 416
Release 1999-01-01
Genre Music
ISBN 0300080557

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The place of the piano in classical and popular musical cultures and its changing roles over the past three centuries are examined by eminent authorities. Everything about the piano is here: its invention, innovations in design, importance of piano lessons in girls' lives, images formed around the piano, and more. 153 b&w, 65 color illustrations.

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
Title Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World PDF eBook
Author John Shepherd
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 713
Release 2003
Genre Popular music
ISBN 0826463223

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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2
Title Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2 PDF eBook
Author John Shepherd
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 713
Release 2003-05-08
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1847144721

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The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.

Piano Technician's Journal

Piano Technician's Journal
Title Piano Technician's Journal PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 754
Release 2000
Genre Piano
ISBN

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A Pianist's Dictionary

A Pianist's Dictionary
Title A Pianist's Dictionary PDF eBook
Author Alan Hersh
Publisher University Press of America
Pages 99
Release 2009-12-07
Genre Art
ISBN 0761848398

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A Pianist's Dictionary is an exploration of the world of the classical pianist and piano professor. The author deconstructs the many familiar words that help describe these worlds as well as their practitioners. Based upon a lifetime of experience as an active concert artist and college professor, this book will resonate with both past and current students of the piano and with music lovers with even a passing interest in these worlds. Written in an accessible style, A Pianist's Dictionary covers the piano world from accompanist to tone and voicing, and helps the reader understand the mysteries of practicing and the challenges of how to find a suitable piano teacher. Filled with amusing anecdotes and observations, this book is a welcome addition to the literature about pianos and pianists.

The Player Piano and Musical Labor

The Player Piano and Musical Labor
Title The Player Piano and Musical Labor PDF eBook
Author Allison Rebecca Wente
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 165
Release 2022-06-14
Genre Music
ISBN 1000553124

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By the early 20th century the machine aesthetic was a well-established and dominant interest that fundamentally transformed musical performance and listening practices. While numerous scholars have examined this aesthetic in art and literature, musical compositions representing industrialized labor practices and the role of the machine in music remain largely unexplored. Moreover, in recounting the history of machines in musical recording and reproduction, scholars often tend to emphasize the phonograph, rather than player piano, despite the latter’s prominence within the newly established musical marketplace. Machines and their music influenced multiple areas of early 20th-century musical culture, from film scores to popular music and even the concert hall. But the opposite was also true: industrialized labor practices changed the musical marketplace and musical culture as a whole. As consumers accepted mechanical replacements for what previously required an active human laborer, ghostly, mechanical performers labored tirelessly in parlors, businesses, and even concert halls. Although the player piano failed to maintain a stronghold in the recorded music marketplace after 1930, the widespread acceptance of recording technologies as media for storing and enjoying music indicates a much more fundamental societal shift. This book explores that shift, examining the rise and fall of the player piano in early 20th-century society and connecting it to the digital technologies of today.