Cole, Michael - The Pianoforte in the Classical Era

The Pianoforte in the Classical Era is an important and radically new history, detailing the nature of the early piano and related instruments during the lifetimes of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. It promises to be a standard reference on the subject for many years to come.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
1 The Early Piano I
2 The Early Piano II
3 Johannes Zumpe and the English Square Piano
4 After Zumpe: Small Pianos in Europe and America 1770-1795
5 Interlude: Buying a Pianoforte
6 Beyond Zumpe: The English Square Piano 1782-1805
7 Americus Backers, Inventor of the English Grand Piano
8 The English Grand, 1778-1805
9 Pianoforte or Pantalon? The Origins of German Tafelklaviere
10 Johann Andreas Stein and the German Grand Piano
11 Keyboard Instruments in Germany and Austria 1770-1790: An Overview
12 `Mozart's Own Fortepiano'
13 In Vienna
14 Harpsichord, Pianoforte, and Combination Instruments
15 The Upright Pianoforte: the Genesis of Upright Forms
16 Into the Nineteenth Century
17 Construction of the Early Piano
18 At the Keyboard. Touch and Tone in the Early Piano
19 Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries
20 Envoi
Appendices
I: Selected Passages from Early Sources
II: A Proposal for the Systematic Classification of Piano Actions
III: Americus Backers: the Inventory of his House and Workshop in 1778
Glossary
Bibliography
Index