A history of music written for the virginals, harpsichord, fortepiano and the modern grand piano.

Describes the origins, early designs, and development of stringed-keyboard instruments, and examines the major periods, forms, and composers of keyboard music s

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This collection of 21 authentic keyboard works represents the major periods of music - from Baroque to Contemporary - and serves as a

This classic work is a meticulous chronological survey of music for the keyboard from the earliest extant manuscripts of the 14th century to the end of the 17th

A renowned concert pianist traces the instrument's design, manufacture, and music in a delightful "piano's eye-view" of the social history of Western Europe and