{"product_id":"natural-history-of-piano-9780285642379","title":"A Natural History Of The Piano","description":"\u003cp\u003eA   beautifully illustrated, engrossing celebration of the piano, and the   composers and performers who have made it their own. Stuart Isacoff -   pianist, critic and teacher - explores the history and evolution of the   piano: how its sound provides the basis for emotional expression and   individual style, why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon   generation of listeners. A Natural History of the Piano distills a lifetime   of research and passion into one brilliant narrative. We witness Mozart   unveiling his monumental concertos in Vienna's coffeehouses, using a special   piano with one keyboard for the hands and another for the feet; European   virtuoso Henri Herz entertaining rowdy miners during the California gold   rush; Beethoven at his piano, conjuring healing angels to console a grieving   mother who had lost her child; Liszt fainting in the arms of a page turner to   spark an entire hall into hysterics Ranging from the groundbreaking music of   Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt and Debussy to the breathtaking techniques of Glenn   Gould, Oscar Peterson, Arthur Rubinstein and Van Cliburn, Isacoff delineates   how classical music and jazz influenced each other as the uniquely American   art form progressed from ragtime, novelty, boogie, bebop, and beyond, through   Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock and Bill Charlap.   Here is the instrument in all its complexity and beauty. We learn of the   incredible craftsmanship of a modern Steinway, the peculiarity of specialty   pianos built for the Victorian household, the continuing innovation in   keyboards including electronic ones. And most of all, we hear the music of   the masters, from centuries ago and in our own age, as brilliantly evoked as   its most recent performance. This wide-ranging volume is an essential for   music lovers, pianists, and the armchair musician.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Souvenir Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978857943206,"sku":"9780285642379","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/a-natural-history-of-the-piano-9780285642379-31957204861106.jpg?v=1656109206","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/natural-history-of-piano-9780285642379","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}