A Description and History of the Pianoforte: and of the Older Keyboard Stringed Instruments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781633917163)

Alfred James Hipkins spend a lifetime surrounded by music. Born on June 17, 1826, in England, he began his career at the age of 14, working as a piano tuner. He was such an expert at it, that by the age of 20 he was in charge of training other tuners for John Broadwood & Sons Ltd, where he worked for the rest of his life. Despite his expertise on tuning, he was not professionally trained to play, but became well-known for his ability to play, especially pieces by Chopin. He also became an esteemed writer of musically related books, namely on history and construction of instruments.

Author: John Hipkins, A. J. Hipkins
ISBN-10: 1633917169
ISBN-13: 9781633917163
Publisher: Westphalia Press
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2018
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d