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piano
piano or pianoforte, musical instrument whose sound is produced by vibrating strings struck by felt hammers that are controlled from a keyboard. The piano's earliest predecessor was the dulcimer . The first piano was made c.1709 by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), a Florentine maker of ... Read more

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Monk, Thelonious
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...mother, Barbara, to raise him and his brother and sister. Though the family budget was tight, she managed to buy a baby grand Steinway piano, and when Thelonious turned eleven she began paying for his weekly piano lessons. Even at that young age it was clear... Read more
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Philharmonia Orchestra, and honorary chairman of the Greater Princeton Steinway Society, Ashkenazy makes his home in Meggan, Switzerland. His...weather by a ten-meter tunnel. He owns two pianos — a Steinway and a Bosendorfer — and a library containing thousands... Read more
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...The first steps, the changes which occur between these notes. For this you don't need sound techniques, you don't require a Steinway. This comes from the human voice, it begins with the most primitive instrument. I am not against the progress of audio techniques... Read more
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...audience of 5,000, drew a strongly positive reaction. The following year Joyner made her first New York appearance in a concert at Steinway Hall. Later in 1888, Joyner sang at Wallack's Theater on Broadway, becoming the first African American to appear on stage at... Read more
Adolph Coors
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Coors' favorite easy chair are still in place. A large chandelier imported from Copenhagen hangs from a high ceiling, and a Steinway piano waits for players in the music room. There are 22 rooms in the grand Coors mansion. The entire house was moved several... Read more

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Steinway and Sons
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Steinway and Sons. NY firm of pf. manufacturers founded 1853 by Heinrich Engelhard Steinway (orig. Steinweg) ( b Wolfshagen, 1797; d NY, 1871) and...eventually became Grotrian-Steinweg. At 1855 NY World Fair, Steinway prod. iron-framed pf. of much greater sonority than had... Read more
Steinway
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Steinway •Kabwe • hatchway • trackway •tramway • gangway • Yahweh •archway •...x2022; taxiway • passageway • byway , highway, skyway • guideway , tideway •bridleway • Steinway • driveway •Otway • doorway ... Read more
Eschenbach (Ringmann), Christoph
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Eschenbach [Ringmann], Christoph ( b Breslau, 1940). Ger. pianist and conductor. Won Steinway pf. comp. 1952; first prize in first Clara Haskil comp., Montreux, 1965. London début 1966; Salzburg Fest. 1967; Amer. 1969... Read more
byway
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gangway
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giveaway
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ridgeway
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Kabwe
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tideway
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taxiway
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Steinway etches a place in history; two major museum initiatives and limited edition Henry Z. Steinway Piano introduced.(NAMM 2007)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 3/1/2007; 700+ words ; STEINWAY DAY, a day-long dealer business meeting that has been...Beach on the eve of the NAMM show, the news coming from Steinway management followed a consistent 22-year pattern that...sound repetitive to some. Delving into the details of Steinway Day reveals a remarkable and fresh constant: ... Read more
The grandest: Steinway Hall may look like a museum, but beneath the elegance likes a potent business. (America's Top 100 Music Retailers) (directory)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 7/1/1991; 639 words ; Steinway Hall May Look Like a Museum, But Beneath The Elegance Likes A Potent Business The appearance...the standpoint of sheer grandeur and elegance, there is still nothing that can compare with Steinway Hall on New York's 57th Street. To say that Steinway Hall is unique is something of an understatement. ... Read more
Steinway taps Suzuki to run new Japanese subsidiary. (Steinway Musical Instruments Inc.; Tatsuya Suzuki; Steinway and Sons Japan Ltd.)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 4/1/1997; 390 words ; Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., has formed a new Japanese subsidiary, headed by Tatsuya (Peter...conjunction with the International Music Fair in Frankfurt, Bruce A. Stevens, president of Steinway & Sons Worldwide, stated that the new subsidiary, Steinway & Sons Japan Ltd., will be headquartered ... Read more
New Steinway management team outlines growth initiative: dealers pay tribute to retiring president Bruce Stevens.(2008 NAMM SHOW REPORT)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 3/1/2008; 700+ words ; STEINWAY'S ANNUAL DEALER meeting is usually all business, but this...tribute to outgoing president Bruce Stevens. Stevens joined Steinway & Sons as CEO in 1985 and for 22 years guided the company...You have established a successful strategy for running Steinway that we will all embrace and build upon in the ... Read more
Steinway searches for oldest Steinway to commemorate 150th anniversary. (Industry Forefront).
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 3/1/2003; 453 words ; STEINWAY & SONS IS kicking off a year of sesquicentennial celebrations by searching the country to locate the oldest Steinway grand and upright. The company has produced over 563,000 Steinway pianos since its founding, in comparison to some manufacturers who mass-produce as many... Read more
Steinway & Sons unveils Rubinstein portrait. (Steinway Collection; pianist Arthur Rubinstein)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 11/1/1996; 340 words ; Nearly 400 Steinway artists and guests attended a gala celebration at Steinway Hall in New York City on September 29 for the unveiling of the newest addition to the Steinway art collection, a portrait of Arthur Rubinstein... Read more
Henry Z. Steinway: a life at the piano.(TRIBUTE)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 11/1/2008; 700+ words ; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Henry Ziegler Steinway, great grandson of Steinway & Sons founder Henry Engelhard Steinway, and the last member of the Steinway family to head the famed piano maker, died on September 18, a month after his 93rd birthday... Read more
New leadership at Steinway & Sons: Kurrer and Losby bring global perspective and enthusiasm to famed piano maker.(FOREFRONT: NEWS * ANALYSIS * INFORMED OPINION)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 2/1/2008; 700+ words ; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OVER THE PAST TWO decades, Steinway & Sons has compiled an enviable record...leadership team of Thomas Kurrer, president of Steinway Global, and Ron Losby, president of Steinway Americas, views its immediate challenge as... Read more
New model, focused marketing fuel Steinway growth: company finishes the year with major institutional sales and gains in market share.(NAMM 2005)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 3/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...and sometimes uncertain piano market, Steinway & Sons announced to its dealers gathered...California, company executives announced that Steinway & Sons grand sales jumped 12 percent...roster of schools that exclusively use Steinway designed pianos in their music departments... Read more
Steinway's grand 150th celebration: three memorable concerts at Carnegie Hall, a flood of national media coverage, and countless state proclamations mark the piano maker's anniversary. (Industry Forefront).
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 7/1/2003; 607 words ; ...OF 1853 the German immigrant Henry E. Steinway began building pianos in a tiny workshop...now occupies a place of honor at the Steinway & Sons factory in Long Island City...veneer, shows the wear of 150 years, the Steinway trademark and reputation is as vibrant... Read more