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A biographical dictionary of English court musicians, 1485-1714
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ISBN: 1859280870 9781859280874 Year: 1998 Publisher: Aldershot Brookfield Singapore Ashgate

Dulcimer Maker : The Craft of Homer Ledford
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ISBN: 0813148456 9780813148458 9780813190518 0813184142 9780813184142 Year: 2003 Publisher: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky,

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Dulcimer making has long been considered an art. The exquisite design is also functional, and the best instruments sound as beautiful as they look. Homer Ledford, a legend among dulcimer makers, is known for his innovative but traditional craftsmanship. A biography and a step-by-step guide to dulcimer making, this classic book illuminates and celebrates the work of a master craftsman, musician, and folk artist. This new edition presents a foreword by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky, and an enlightening afterword featuring a conv


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Bartolomeo Cristofori and the invention of the piano
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ISBN: 1108162142 1108162304 1108162460 1108163262 131615629X 110709657X 110748023X 9781108163262 9781316156292 1108163106 9781108163101 9781107096578 9781107480230 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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This is the first comprehensive study of the life and work of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Paduan-born harpsichord maker and contemporary of Antonio Stradivari, who is credited with having invented the pianoforte around the year 1700 while working in the Medici court in Florence. Through thorough analysis of documents preserved in the State Archive of Florence, Pollens has reconstructed, in unprecedented technical detail, Cristofori's working life between his arrival in Florence in 1688 and his death in 1732. This book will be of interest to pianists, historians of the piano, musicologists, museum curators and conservators, as well as keyboard instrument makers, restorers, and tuners.

Les facteurs d'instruments de musique à Paris au XIXe siècle : Des artisans face à l'industrialisation
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ISBN: 2800408642 9782800408644 Year: 1984 Volume: 94 Publisher: Bruxelles Éditions de l'Université

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