Author’s Note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Author’s Note x
4. Introduction 1
5. PRE-HISTORY: FROM HARPSICHORD TO PIANO 9
6. FROM HAYDN TO SCHUBERT: MUSIC FOR THE DEVELOPING ‘FORTEPIANO’ 31
7. FROM THE MENDELSSOHNS TO DVORÁK: THE GROWING POWER OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PIANO 91
8. FROM GRIEG TO RAVEL: INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 175
9. FROM IVES TO GUBAIDULINA: ‘STAND UP AND TAKE YOUR DISSONANCE LIKE A MAN!’ 239
10. THE JAZZ INFLUENCE 289
11. TODAY’S PIANO STYLES: MINIMALISM AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS 325
12. Tomorrow’s World: Where is Piano Music Heading? 339
13. Further Reading 350
14. Index 353