Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos: A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern Concert Grand, Second Edition
by Edwin Good
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Author: Edwin GoodEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-16
ISBN: 0804745498
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Stanford University Press
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Book Review: Entertaining but overwhelming
Summary: 4 Stars
The author is erudite, reflecting his long career as an academic, the writing lively, but this history of the piano has so much detail--references, footnotes abound--that it is exhausting to read. It's a decidedly layman's "technological history", (engineers will not be satisfied) and only a few B/W pictures appear, but the indefatigable author, himself a pianist, has an undeniable enthusiasm for his subject.
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