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"In turns highly entertaining and very educational, full of extraordinary facts. An admirable addition to the literature on this subject." Andre Previn "Reaches out to general readers as well as musical insiders... A fascinating cultural history." Anthony Tommasini, New York Times "A book that will tell you everything you want to know about the piano, except maybe how to play it... The book is replete with artworks, photos, history, anecdotes, and reminiscences." Herbert Kupferberg, Houston Chronicle "A wonderful mosaic of the history of the piano and the diverse parts it has played in its three hundred years of life." Henry Sheen, New Statesman --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
"Reaches out to general readers as well as musical insiders ... A fascinating cultural history." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"In turns highly entertaining and very educational, full of extraordinary facts. An admirable addition to the literature on this subject." Andre Previn "Reaches out to general readers as well as musical insiders... A fascinating cultural history." Anthony Tommasini, New York Times "A book that will tell you everything you want to know about the piano, except maybe how to play it... The book is replete with artworks, photos, history, anecdotes, and reminiscences." Herbert Kupferberg, Houston Chronicle "A wonderful mosaic of the history of the piano and the diverse parts it has played in its three hundred years of life." Henry Sheen, New Statesman --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
"Reaches out to general readers as well as musical insiders ... A fascinating cultural history." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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In Irving Berlin's Stop! Look! Listen!which opened on Broadway on Christmas Day, 1915the song "I Love a Piano" was staged as a lavish production number: the singer Harry Fox and the chorus girls, accompanied by six pianists on six pianos, strutted in front of a giant keyboard that reached across the stage. Read the first page
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In Irving Berlin's Stop! Look! Listen!which opened on Broadway on Christmas Day, 1915the song "I Love a Piano" was staged as a lavish production number: the singer Harry Fox and the chorus girls, accompanied by six pianists on six pianos, strutted in front of a giant keyboard that reached across the stage. Read the first page
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