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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Swartz, Anne, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
1800-1999
Piano makers > Russia > History > 19th century.
Piano makers > Russia > History > 20th century.
Piano > Construction > Russia > History > 19th century.
Piano > Construction > Russian > History > 20th century.
Music > Social aspects > Russia > 19th century.
Music > Social aspects > Russia > 20th century.
Facteurs de pianos > Russie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Facteurs de pianos > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Piano > Facture > Russie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Musique > Aspect social > Russie > 19e siècle.
Musique > Aspect social > Russie > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Piano & Keyboard.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Percussion.
Music > Social aspects
Piano > Construction
Piano makers
Russia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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