{"product_id":"a-history-of-stringed-keyboard-instruments-paperback-softback-9781108434454","title":"A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108434454","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comprehensive technical and historical study of stringed keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to modern times.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStewart Pollens (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108434454, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e593 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 1.094 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book explores the history of keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to the development of the modern piano. It reveals the principles of their design and describes structural and mechanical developments through the medieval and renaissance periods and eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries, as well as the early music revival. Stewart Pollens identifies and describes the types of keyboard instruments played by major composers and virtuosi through the ages and provides the reader with detailed instructions on their regulating, stringing, tuning and voicing drawn from historical sources.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Origins of keyboard instruments\u003cbr\u003e 2. Principles of design and construction\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Henri Arnaut manuscript\u003cbr\u003e 4. The renaissance\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Baroque period\u003cbr\u003e 6. Invention of the piano\u003cbr\u003e 7. The classical period\u003cbr\u003e 8. The romantic era\u003cbr\u003e 9. Stagnation and revival\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Keyboard instruments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Keyboard instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Keyboard%20instruments%20%5BAVRG%5D%22\"\u003eAVRG\u003c\/a\u003e], Musical instruments \u0026amp; instrumental ensembles [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Musical instruments \u0026amp; instrumental ensembles\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Musical%20instruments%20\u0026amp;%20instrumental%20ensembles%20%5BAVR%5D%22\"\u003eAVR\u003c\/a\u003e], Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462926332184,"sku":"9781108434454","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108434454i.jpg?v=1785542496","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-stringed-keyboard-instruments-paperback-softback-9781108434454","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}