Originally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history
of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth
century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron
frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also
analyses the role of the piano as a replacement for a chamber
orchestra and its history as a domestic instrument. The text is
richly illustrated with images of pianos produced by a variety of
makers over time, as well as with images of piano machinery taken
from patent registrations. This thoroughly-researched book will be
of value to anyone with an interest in one of the most ubiquitous
instruments in the Western world and the history of its
development.
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