Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Feb 2026, 2026
ISBN 10: 1025617320 ISBN 13: 9781025617329
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Early Keyboard Instruments, From Their Beginnings to the Year 1820' is a comprehensive exploration of the technical and artistic evolution of keyboard instruments. Author Philip James provides a detailed analysis of the mechanisms, craftsmanship, and aesthetic developments of instruments such as the clavichord, harpsichord, virginal, and the early pianoforte. Covering a vast historical span until the early 19th century, the work examines how these instruments influenced musical composition and performance practices throughout Europe.