(Amadeus). The undisputed preeminence of Paris as a center of the piano world dates from the early 19th century, and the rigorous professors of the Paris Conservatoire ...

Etude originale de 220 pianofortes conservés dans des collections publiques et privées, en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, couronnée par la classe des Beaux-Arts de l'Académie royale ...

Richard Burnett traces the development of the piano from its origins to the present day, using instruments from his internationally known collection, at the Finchcocks Museum ...

With fierce competition, new methods were needed to sell the goods. Massachusetts-made products were extensively displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia and ...

How a 19th century instrument helped to shape New World culture.

The history of any skilled urban trade is ultimately tied to the growth and development of the city in which it is located. From its humble eighteenth-century beginnings ...