Men, women and pianos
by Arthur Loesser · first published 1954
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There is a great - and probably out of print - book called 'Men, Women and Pianos', by Arthur Loesser, 1954. Highly recommended to get better insight into how the piano worked its way into society and how the various composers rose to the spotlight and/or were forgotten again. It's…
on “Bach’s Accidental Masterpiece” ↗…yourself. For harpsichord players (the predecessor to the piano) today self tuning is still the standard. Piano history is fascinating, if you are interested in the subject I'd recommend reading 'Of men, women and pianos' by Arthur Loesser. It's an old book but a fantastic source of historical information about the development of the piano/grand piano.
on “Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Died” ↗Yeah, regarding your comment about people playing music together before, I’m reading “Men, Women, and Pianos” after seeing it mentioned here on HN and it’s a great read about that (obviously centered on keyboard instruments). And regarding your comment about bars and musicians, I was reminded about a scene…
on “Musicians Wage War Against Evil Robots” ↗