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The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850 (Paperback)
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The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850 (Paperback)
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This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to
cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various
guises as well as the music written for it. Both the piano and
piano music were very much the product of the intellectual,
cultural and social environments of the period and both were
subject to many influences, directly and indirectly. These included
character (individualism), the vernacular ('folk/popular') and
creativity (improvisation), all of which are discussed generally
and with respect to the music itself. Derek Carew surveys the most
important pianistic genres of the period (variations, rondos, and
so on), showing how these changed from their received forms into
vehicles of Romantic expressiveness. The piano is also looked at in
its role as an accompanying instrument. The Mechanical Muse will be
of interest to anyone who loves the piano or the period, from the
non-specialist to the music postgraduate.
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