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Rusch, Elizabeth

The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano

48 pp. | Atheneum | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-4484-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-4485-9
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. Hired by Prince Ferdinando de Medici to restore and build musical instruments in Florence, Bartolomeo Cristofori dreams of creating a new instrument. "If only Cristofori's keyboard instruments could so fully express the music of life!" In 1700, he creates the first pianoforte, a precursor to today's piano. Rusch's evocative text is underscored by Priceman's breezy but detailed gouache-and-ink illustrations and the book's dynamic design. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017

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