Historia Muzyki Polskiej. Tom 10, Fortepian Polski
History of Polish Music. Book 10, Polish Piano
Beniamin Vogel (author), Stefan Sutkowski (co_editor)
Discipline: History of Music
Category: To ca. 1750 (Baroque), To ca. 1825 (Classic and pre-Classic), To ca. 1910 (Romantic and post-Romantic), 1910 to Present
Type: Textbook / Coursebook / Guide / Companion
“Polish Piano” contains of 5 chapters, consequently: 1. Origin and development of piano construction in the world; 2. Development of piano construction in Poland; 3. Production of piano in Poland; 4. Construction and structure and Polish Piano; 5. Piano – a symbol of age of bourgeois. Author discusses construction of many types of piano by crafters both in their small workshops and bigger manufactures.
Keywords: Polish piano manufacture, history of piano