Men, Women and Pianos both of a popular and

both of a popular and of a highly specialized kind

A pioneer in the promotion of interfaith dialogue

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Men, Women and Pianos both of a popular andAs the "social anchor" in middle class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, and a means of introducing the young to music. In this admirably balanced and leisurely account of the popular instrument, the late, internationally known concert pianist Arthur Loesser takes a "piano's eye view" of the recent social history of Western Europe and the United