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The harp is both the oldest and the newest of instruments. The biographies make clear how these performers shaped the contrasts in style and technique of harp playing that have developed over the past 150 years, as cultural, social, and psychological forces influenced individual performance.

Pianiststheir lives, performances, and recordingsare detailed in this two-volume set. This readable work, containing extensive documented coverage of 100 artists, will be appreciated by scholar, student, and music buff alike.

As a sourcebook, this work contains biographical data;