Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos

by Cynthia Adams Hoover

Book Overview

The piano is where art, craftsmanship, musicianship, design and technology meet to form one of the most beloved and popular musical instruments of our times. The exhibition Piano 300 at the Smithsonian's International Gallery in Washington D.C. in 2000 and 2001 presented the astonishing 300-year history of this great musical instrument from its beginnings in Florence to the great manufacturers of the last century. The instruments themselves, and also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929847083
• ISBN13: 9780929847085
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"