Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: WordsWork Press
Date Published: 1988-03
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Good. EXCEPTIONAL RETIRED LIBRARY CLOTH BOUND 1974 HB W/O DUST JACKET. THIS COPY IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION W/CRISP, CLEAN PAGES & TIGHT BINDING. V/GOOD COVER HAS LT CORNER RUBBING. POCKET AND FEW OTHER LIBRARY MARKINGS. NICE. OUR GUARANTEED BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY CLEANED AND WRAPPED. WE SHIP DAILY WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: R. B. Luce, Washington-New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 560pp. Former owner's name/info is marked over with a black marker on the front flyleaf. read more
Description: Used: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover in dust jacket (2nd printing, 1975); pages tight, with limited pale-yellow highlighting on approximately 144 pages and limited underlining on 4 pages (out of 560); binding sound and square; price-clipped dust jacket has moderate edgewear with small chips and tears at the spine-ends; on its way to you the same or next day in bubblewrap; email confirmation; standard mail takes 4-14 days; priority mail takes 2-5 days; international orders go by global ... read more
Description: Robert B. Luce, Inc., Washington, DC, 1990; Softcover; 3rd Printing; 560pp; Clean, tight copy, Fine condition. Summaries of little known excerpts from the works of C.P.E. Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, Czerny, Chopin, Debussy, Horowitz, Levinskaya, Long, Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel & many others, drawn together and incorporated chronologically and geographically to help the student & teacher gain perspective in technical development. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780253348555ISBN:0253348552
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: Second Printing of 1974 Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Robert B. Luce, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xvi, 560p. A near fine copy, in a very good d.j., with some wear at the top of the spine and a half-inch tear at the top of the front panel. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Robert B Luce Inc, Washington New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 6.25" x 9.25" H/B. 560 pages, condition is very good, this is an ex library book with the usual stamps, the flyleaf has been removed. Second printing. Ever since Cristofori constructed his forte-piano, composers and performers have searched for the best ways to produce tone on the instrument. Because the piano differs vastly in range and intensity from its keyboard relatives, techniques developed for organ, harpsichord and clavichord do not necessarily ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: R. B. Luce
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Very Good in About Good jacket. 560p Approx 6.5x9.5x2" Good plus overall, hard cover, jacket. EX COL LIB with pocket on bk pg, small label lower spine, ex libris label i/s frt cov & a few other library markings. White & green decorative jacket is about good, with chipping top & bottom-otherwise g+. Green cloth over boards vg+, with v-light normal wear, large gilt titles on spine vg+. 1975, stated 2nd printing. Pages crisp & white, text & margins unmarked, sewn & glued binding strong & solid, ... read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: R. B. Luce, Bridgeport, Conn. USA
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 9.5"x6.5" 560+ pages, tight, clean, light shelf wear; dust jacket light edge wear; b&w illustrations & photos; "...rich in original material, this book will help student and teacher to gain perspective in technical development...adds a valuable dimension to music literature in its highly readable interpretations of thoughts on touching the keyboard through the centuries...directs the reader tp progoma; and often obscure or unsuspected sources...is unique in piano ... read more
Description: Washington, D.C. & New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc. 1974. (First edition). Stout octavo. Edges have a trace of soiling else near fine inlighlty soiled and scuffed dustjacket with a bit of light wear to the extremities. Dustjacket has been attached to the book via four small pieces of cello tape else very good. A wonderful book. NOT ex-library. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Robert B. Luce, Inc., Washington New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780883310663ISBN:088331066X
Description: Very Good in Good/ Very Good jacket. Covers are green with gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket edges have a few small closed tears. This is a heavy book. read more
"Great book!! It covers historically the development of the piano, its player and their technique from Cristofori up to now. Also offers great insight on how great pianists practices, how they play, and their ideas on memorization and performance."
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