The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 69, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2012 (open access)

The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 69, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 2012
Creator: McMillon, Lynn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Impact of the Development of the Fortepiano on the Repertoire Composed for It From 1760–1860 (open access)

The Impact of the Development of the Fortepiano on the Repertoire Composed for It From 1760–1860

The relationship between piano manufacturer and composer is interactive, and consequently both compositions and performance styles evolved organically due to this relationship. Early on, the instrument had more influence on the composer, whereas with the instrument’s establishment, composers began to exert more influence on the subsequent development of the instrument through their requests of manufacturers. The relationship between pianist-composers and manufacturers is important for pianists to study and understand, as well as the actual sound of a composer’s fortepiano and the way he performed on it. Through studying the development of the piano and the relationship between manufacturers and composers, pianists can reinterpret compositions before the mid nineteenth century, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Dussek, Chopin, and Liszt, using their knowledge of the aforementioned to bring a different perspective to their performances on the modern piano. There are numerous manufacturers and composers who made important contributions to the development of the piano. This dissertation focuses on selected pianist-composers and fortepiano manufacturers, and the impact of their relationship on piano literature before 1860.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Lin, Chao-Hwa
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
County Mapbook of Texas, 2012 (open access)

County Mapbook of Texas, 2012

A book of maps of all the county roads in Texas with an index of all the roads and highways by county.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History