Entrée principale:

Lieberman, Richard K.

Titre et auteur:

Steinway & Sons / Richard K. Lieberman.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1995.

Description:

ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A select family tree -- Introduction -- The Americanization of Steinweg -- Inventing and marketing the modern piano -- Riots, strikes, and domestic tragedies -- Steinway becomes a household word -- Steinway & Sons in America's centennial year -- Escaping the "anarchists and socialists" -- The piano workers strike back -- Family feud -- Paderewski : superstar and super salesman -- From near bankruptcy to fabulous wealth -- The "instrument of the immortals" goes national -- A marriage of music and commerce -- A reluctant leader -- New blood and fresh strategies -- The rise of a factory union -- Divided loyalties in World War II -- Steinway celebrates its centennial -- A businessman takes over -- "A fine way to treat a Steinway" -- Steinway versus Yamaha -- Epilogue : The CBS sale and its aftermath.

Résumé:

The first book based on the rich archive of Steinway business and family papers at LaGuardia Community College in New York, as well as on interviews with family members and company employees in the United States, Germany, and England, Steinway & Sons describes the making and marketing of an American cultural icon.

ISBN:

0300063644 (alk. paper)
9780300063646 (alk. paper)
0300068506
9780300068504

Sujet:

Steinway Familie
Steinway (Familie)
Steinway & Sons History.
Steinway & Sons Histoire.
Steinway & Sons
Steinway et Sons.
Steinway piano.
Piano makers New York (State) New York History.
Piano.
Steinway (Piano)
Facteurs de pianos New York (État) New York Histoire.
pianos.
Piano makers
Geschichte
Muziekinstrumentenbouw.
New York (State) New York
Pianos History
New York (N.Y.)

Classification/genre:

History

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 121449
Cote: ID ML424.S7 L5; ID:96-B70
Statut: Disponible