John Henry van der Meer
Summary of the contents
BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIANO
- Preface
- The invention of the keyboard
- Introduction to the early keyboard instruments
- Schedules of the early keyboard instruments from no. 1 to no. 32
GRANT O’BRIEN
- An introduction to the catalogue of the post-1850 pianos in the Giulini Collection
- Schedules of the modern pianos from no. 33 to no. 38
OSCAR MISCHIATI
- Schedules of the historical organs from no. 39 to no. 41
JOHN HENRY VAN DER MEER
BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HARP
- Introduction to the historical harps
DAGMAR DROYSEN-REBER
- Introduction to the schedules of the harps from no. 42 to no. 52
- Preface
- A survey of western European harps
- Schedules of the harps from no. 42 to 52
JOHN HENRY VAN DER MEER
BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PSALTERY
- Introduction
- Schedules of the psalteries from no. 53 to 57
TIZIANO RIZZI
BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS
- Introduction Mandolins and guitar-
- Schedules of the mandolins and of the guitar from no. 58 to 60
ESSAYS ON ART AND MUSICOLOGY
CARLO BERTELLI - The imagery of music
DANIELA DI CASTRO - Fortepianos as objects of furniture
ANDREINA BAZZI - A note on heraldry
RENATO MEUCCI - The foundations of Musical Organology
LAURENCE LIBIN - Reflections on the history of early keyboards
PIER FAUSTO BAGATTI VALSECCHI - Music and architecture
GUGLIELMO MOZZONI - History of musical instruments
ANDREA GATTI AND VALENTINA RICETTI - Moulding castings for nos. 1 to 9
AUGUSTO BONZA - Wood terminology
- Glossary of terms
DAGMAR DROYSEN-REBER - Glossary of special terms used for the harp
TIZIANO RIZZI - Glossary for plucked instruments
Author's Curricula
Comparison between Italian and Helmholz note pitch notations
Bibliography
Index of names
General index
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