Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos
Subtitle: A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern Concert Grand, Second Edition
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: March 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780804733168
Subjects: Keyboard instruments; Western music: periods & styles; Musical Instruments - Piano; Musical Instruments - Construction And Repair; Music/Songbooks; Music; Piano; History & Criticism - General; Music / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard; Construction; History
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