A History of Pianoforte Pedalling (Paperback)

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: The Instruments: 1. The transition from the harpsichord and clavichord to the piano; 2. Stops, levers and pedals; Part II. Pedalling and the Early Pianists: 3. Documentary accounts of early pedalling; 4. Early technique of the pedals as described in tutors; 5. Early pedal markings; 6. Mozart and his contemporaries; Part III. Pedalling After c.1820: 7. The emergence of modern pedalling; 8. The sustaining pedal after c.1800; 9. Other pedals from c.1800; Appendix: J. P. Milchmeyer, Die wahre Art das Pianoforet zu spielen; Louis Adam: Methode de Piano du Conservatoire; Daniel Steibelt, Methode de Piano.