Choice Magazine (a major library review magazine): "After an introductory section on the history of the piano, particularly as reflected in and influenced by works of the major composers for the instrument, this interesting and informative book describes various compositional "schools," from Austro-German, French, and Italian through English, American, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and others. This section constitutes a brief course in music history beginning with the Renaissance. ... The body of the work consists of historical and stylistic sketches of 17 composers, with brief remarks about...
Choice Magazine (a major library review magazine): "After an introductory section on the history of the piano, particularly as reflected in and influe...
After an introductory section on the history of the piano, particularly as reflected in and influenced by works of the major composers for the instrument, this interesting and informative book describes various compositional schools, . The author has created a self-instruction course which gives information about the evolution of the piano and changing styles in piano technique, and then discusses topics with emphasis on special composers. These sketches are exceptionally well written, assuming an intelligent reader, and convey a great deal of information concisely.... this book contains much...
After an introductory section on the history of the piano, particularly as reflected in and influenced by works of the major composers for the instrum...
