The Living Piano: A Complete Guide to Listening, Learning, and Playing

by Barrie Carson Turner and Barrie Carson-Turner

Book Overview

Separate spreads reveal how the piano is made and how it works, its geographic origins and history, and its place in the orchestra, creating the perfect introduction to this grand instrument and its... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679881808
• ISBN13: 9780679881803
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for music lovers and learners of all ages!

While this is catalogued as a children's book, I have found music lovers of all ages to be enthusiastic about its content and approach! In fact, no one enjoyed my son's Christmas present (this book) more than my father-in-law! The illustrations of piano history, parts of the instrument, and composers are interesting and add depth to the clear and concise text. There is an accompanying CD, a compilation of EMI recordings, which features a sample of compositions that is both instructional (with the text) and enjoyable (without the text). From cover to cover - endpapers are copies of Beethoven scores-- this book is thoughtful, well-researched and worth finding.