LEADER 03734 am 22005893u 450 001 9910136404003321 005 20230621140726.0 010 $a1-925022-49-8 010 $a1-925022-48-X 024 7 $a10.26530/OAPEN_603164 035 $a(CKB)3710000000601047 035 $a(OAPEN)603164 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34255 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30723400 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30723400 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000601047 100 $a20160222d|||| uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $auuuuu---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe First Fleet piano $evolume one and two /$fGeoffrey Lancaster 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cANU Press$d2015 210 1$aAustralis :$cANU Press,$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (1512 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$aPrint version: 9781922144645 311 08$aPrint version: 9781925022483 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- List of Plates -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Appendix G -- Appendix H -- Appendix I -- Appendix J -- Appendix K -- Appendix L -- Appendix M -- Appendix N -- Appendix O -- Appendix P -- Appendix Q. 330 $aDuring the late eighteenth century, a musical?cultural phenomenon swept the globe. The English square piano?invented in the early 1760s by an entrepreneurial German guitar maker in London?not only became an indispensable part of social life, but also inspired the creation of an expressive and scintillating repertoire. Square pianos reinforced music as life?s counterpoint, and were played by royalty, by musicians of the highest calibre and by aspiring amateurs alike. On Sunday, 13 May 1787, a square piano departed from Portsmouth on board the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet, bound for Botany Bay. Who made the First Fleet piano, and when was it made? Who owned it? Who played it, and who listened? What music did the instrument sound out, and within what contexts was its voice heard? What became of the First Fleet piano after its arrival on antipodean soil, and who played a part in the instrument?s subsequent history? Two extant instruments contend for the title ?First Fleet piano?; which of these made the epic journey to Botany Bay in 1787?88? The First Fleet Piano: A Musician?s View answers these questions, and provides tantalising glimpses of social and cultural life both in Georgian England and in the early colony at Sydney Cove. The First Fleet piano is placed within the musical and social contexts for which it was created, and narratives of the individuals whose lives have been touched by the instrument are woven together into an account of the First Fleet piano?s conjunction with the forces of history. Note: Volume 1 and 2 are sold as a set ($120 for both) and cannot be purchased separately. 517 $aFirst Fleet Piano 606 $aAustralia$2bicssc 606 $aMusical instruments & instrumental ensembles$2bicssc 606 $aAustralasian & Pacific history$2bicssc 606 $aSocial & cultural history$2bicssc 607 $aAustralia$xHistory 610 $amusic 610 $afirst fleet 610 $asocial history 610 $apiano 615 7$aAustralia 615 7$aMusical instruments & instrumental ensembles 615 7$aAustralasian & Pacific history 615 7$aSocial & cultural history 700 $aLancaster$b Geoffrey$0111218 801 0$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136404003321 996 $aThe First Fleet piano$92226525 997 $aUNINA