[Washington, D.C.] : National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian Institution ; [California?] : NAMM-International Music Products Association, 2001
Physical Details
80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
ISBNs
9780929847085, 0929847083
OCLC
ocm49214232
"Compiled from the exhibition produced by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian International Gallery, March 9, 2000-October 21, 2001."
Invention -- Early stages ; the amateur player -- Early stages : the rise of the public performer -- The romantic superstar -- Pianos at home : the piano girls -- Americans take the lead -- Taking piano -- Pianos for all -- Music trades -- The African American legacy -- Tin Pan Alley -- Pianos without pianists -- The Asian experience -- Electrifying -- Mass audiences