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About 300 years ago the first known pianoforte came into existence. An overview of selected works by european composers from 18091909 dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the university of maryland, college park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of musical arts 2011 advisory committee. This transcription of the last movement from the oper j. In brief, this is a history of the modern piano after about 1850. Erard pianos shaped the course of 19thcentury music the. A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from mozart and beethoven to oscar peterson and jerry lee lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of temperament, stuart isacoff. The pianist is a memoir by the polishjewish pianist and composer wladyslaw szpilman in which he describes his life in warsaw in occupied poland during world war ii. He started playing the piano at the age of seven, studied at the royal college of music, and since making his london debut when he was thirteen, citation needed has performed internationally as a recitalist and conductor. They wanted to have a light and sparkling tone which would be handier for rapid phrases. Doubld pedal system, overdamperhammer system inside casing.
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