Gradus ad Parnassum. The pianoforte in London, 1770-1820
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- Author(s) De Val, Dorothy Jean
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 1991
- Publisher University of London
- Place Published London
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- Name London University Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode WC1E 7HU
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Covers piano manufacture and piano use in London and the associated piano music publishing business. Essentially a cultural study but with much about piano manufacture when it achieved European dominance over Vienna. Deals especially with the manufacturers Broadwood & Son and Longman, Clementi & Co showing that they achieved success through technical innovation and ambitious marketing