{"product_id":"9781107418271","title":"The Piano-Forte : Its History Traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also analyses the role of the piano as a replacement for a chamber orchestra and its history as a domestic instrument. The text is richly illustrated with images of pianos produced by a variety of makers over time, as well as with images of piano machinery taken from patent registrations. This thoroughly-researched book will be of value to anyone with an interest in one of the most ubiquitous instruments in the Western world and the history of its development.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48727025811691,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":102.54,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781107418271-1.jpg?v=1781654533","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781107418271","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}