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| fixed length control field |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110315s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0307266370 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780307266378 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
HKGCC |
| Modifying agency |
HKGCC |
| 090 #3 - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
ML650 |
| Local cutter number (OCLC) ; Book number/undivided call number, CALL (RLIN) |
.I71 2011 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Isacoff, Stuart. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A natural history of the piano : |
| Remainder of title |
the instrument, the music, the musicians--from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Stuart Isacoff. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Alfred A. Knopf, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xv, 361 p. |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
A gathering of traditions -- The piano is born -- The first piano superstar -- Piano fever -- Performers on the road -- The four sounds -- The combustibles -- The alchemists -- The rhythmizers -- The melodists -- The cultivated and the vernacular -- The Russians are coming -- The Germans and their close relations -- Keys to the world -- On the cutting edge -- Everything old is new again. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Pianists |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Piano |
| General subdivision |
History |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Piano music |
| General subdivision |
History and criticism |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Book |
