Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. One. 1700 to 1770s: The Need for the Piano 7
6. Two. Designing, Making, and Selling Pianos 26
7. Three. 1770s to 1820s: The Piano Revolution in the Age of Revolutions 64
8. Four. The Piano Lesson 110
9. Five. 1820s to 1870s: The Piano Calls the Tune 150
10. Six. The Concert and the Virtuoso 184
11. Seven. 1870s to 1920s: The World’s the Limit 224
12. Eight. Hollywood’s Embattled Icon 262
13. Nine. 1920s to 2000: New Voices from the Old Impersonator 288
14. Afterword: Making the Piano Historical 321
15. Notes 327
16. Recommended Readings 363
17. Contributors 369
18. Index 373