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Piano makers in Russia in the nineteenth century /

This book is a detailed study of the history of the piano in Russian society from its beginnings with the European entrepreneurs who settled in St. Petersburg in 1810, through Russian-owned family firms. The themes in this book range from the role of women as patrons and performers, to the economic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swartz, Anne, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The piano as an instrument of the state
  • Maria Feodorovna, the piano and the role of women
  • Entrepreneurs and artisans : Diederichs and his competitors
  • An industry matures and expands
  • Pianos, patrons, performers and composers
  • The piano and society by mid-century
  • The piano and the Russian Far East
  • Russian piano artisans in the closing decades of the century
  • The piano in Russia after 1917
  • A legacy.