Stephen Siek Modern Pianist Musical Instruction sku-52895853

Stephen Siek's A Dictionary for the Modern Pianist is a hardcover listed under Musical Instruction as sku-52895853. Its nearly four hundred entries cover classical, jazz and pop pianists, teachers, piano construction terms, major manufacturers and independent builders, digital pianos and period instruments.

Written for students and performers but accessible to general readers, it draws on research by specialists and discusses the artists and teachers who shaped piano playing. Part of the Dictionaries for the Modern Musician series, it offers definitions alongside longer accounts of piano history and performance for students, professionals and other music readers.