The Player Piano and the Edwardian Novel

by Cecilia Bjorken-Nyberg and Cecilia Björkén-Nyberg

In her study of music-making in the Edwardian novel, Cecilia Bj rk n-Nyberg argues that the invention and development of the player piano had a significant effect on the perception, performance and appreciation of music during the period. In contrast to existing devices for producing music mechanically such as the phonograph and gramophone, the player piano granted its operator freedom of individual expression by permitting the performer to modify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367880261
• ISBN13: 9780367880262
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"