Piano Roles : Three Hundred Years of Life with the Piano
, by James Parakilas; with E. Douglas Bomberger, Martha Dennis Burns, Michael Chanan,Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780300093063 | 0300093063
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 3/11/2002
This delightfully written book examines every aspect of the history of the piano over the past three hundred years. It deals with the piano's place in classical and popular music cultures, its meaning in different eras, its acceptance in all parts of the world, and images it has inspired in literature, art, and the movies. This new paperback edition includes forty-seven color and fourteen halftone illustrations.