Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The Manuscript of Arnaut of Zwolle and the Pianoforte of the Fifteenth Century; 2. The Bonafinis Spinet: An Early Tangent Pianoforte; 3. The Gravecembalo col piano e forte of Bartolomeo Cristofori; 4. The Florentine School after Cristofori; 5. The Iberian Pianoforte; 6. The Pianoforte in Germany; 7. The Pianoforte in France; Conclusion.

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