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Subject(s)

• Piano—Dictionaries [Browse]
• Pianists—Biography—Dictionaries [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Dictionaries [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• dictionaries [Browse]

Series

Dictionaries for the modern musician [More in this series]

Summary note

"A Dictionary for the Modern Pianist combines nearly four hundred entries covering classical and popular pianists, noted teachers, terminology germane to the piano's construction, and major manufacturers--both familiar firms and outstanding, independent builders who have risen to the forefront in recent years. Speaking to the needs of the modern performer, it also includes entries on jazz and pop artists, digital pianos, and period instruments."--Back cover.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283).

Contents

• Pitch range chart
• Preface
• A brief word about recordings
• The dictionary
• Appendixes : Appendix A, Dictionary entries listed by category : Appendix B, A brief overview of the acoustic piano's action for the performer : Appendix C, Historical pianos and their relationship to the standard repertoire : Appendix D, Digital pianos in the modern pianist's world : Appendix E, The player piano and the reproducing piano
• Selected bibliography
• About the author.

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ISBN

• 9780810888791 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
• 0810888793 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))

LCCN

2016023499

OCLC

950611370

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