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People and pianos : a pictorial history of Steinway & Sons
- Title
- People and pianos : a pictorial history of Steinway & Sons / by Theodore E. Steinway.
- Author
- Steinway, Theodore E., 1883-1957.
- Publication
- Pompton Plains, N.J. : Amadeus Press, 2005.
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- Description
- 175 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Photographs, engaging narrative, and charming anecdotes take the reader from the early days of Steinway & Sons in the mid-nineteenth century, through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II, to the Steinway & Sons of today, tracing the company's evolution from a family business to a modern corporation, all in the context of the dramatic cultural, political, and economic changes of the past 150 years." "For piano lovers, this volume includes descriptions, illustrations, and photographs of the technical innovations that made the Steinway piano great and tracks its advances against the backdrop of such unfolding technologies as the player piano, the phonograph, radio, television, and electronic amplification."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Contents
- People & pianos - the first edition -- 1836 : 1853 : 1866 : origins -- 1866-1896 : the perfection of the instrument -- 1896-1953 : the instrument of the immortals -- In tune with the future -- 1853-1953 : Steinway artists -- 1953-1961 : since the centenary -- A contemporary perspective -- On the family, the business, and the artists / Henry Z. Steinway -- Behind the scenes -- Steinway & Sons Hamburg -- The last fifty years / Bruce Stevens.
- ISBN
- 157467112X
- OCLC
- ocm62140185
- SCSB-5215796
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries