History of the Piano: Selected Sources
Music Ref ML 100 .N48 2001 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., see entry for "Piano" Also available via Grove Music Online.
Music Ref ML 102 .I5 N48 1984 The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, see entry for "Piano"
ML 549 .N49 1989 The New Grove Early Keyboard Instruments, by Edwin M. Ripin, et al.
ML 650 .G6 Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos, by Edwin M. Good
ML 650 .C5813 1074b History of the Piano, by Ernest Closson, trans. Delano Ames
ML 650 .L58 The Lives of the Piano, by James R. Gaines
ML652 .R3 Piano Servicing, Tuning, Rebuilding, by Arthur A. Reblitz
Music Ref ML 652 .P53 1965 Pierce Piano Atlas (names, serial numbers, manufacture dates)
Piano Music: Selected Source Guides
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 H55 1980 The Piano Teacher's Source Book, by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 H54 1987 The Pianist's Reference Guide, by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 P34 1989 Piano Information Guide: An Aid to Research, by Robert Palmieri
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 H5 1987 Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, 2nd ed., by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 H52 1983 Music for More Than One Piano, by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P5 H53 1993 Music for Piano and Orchestra, enl. ed., by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P35 H536 1990 The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases, by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .C4H5 The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, by Maurice Hinson
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 M2 Piano Duet Repertoire: Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands, by Cameron McGraw
Music Ref ML 128 .P3D3 1994 Piano Music for One Hand, by Theodore Edel
Music Ref ML 128 .P3 R5 The Pianist's Resource Guide: Piano Music in Print and Literature On the Pianistic Art, 1978-79, by Joseph Rezits
Music Ref ML 128 .P3F87 Piano Music in Collections: An Index, by Rita M. Fuszek
Piano Music: Selected Histories
ML 700 .K46 1995 Music for Piano: A Short History, by F. E. Kirby
ML 700 .K47 1966 A Short History of Keyboard Music, by F. E. Kirby
ML 549 .A6413 The History of Keyboard Music to 1700, by Willi Apel, trans.by Hans Tischler
ML 700 .G5 Five Centuries of Keyboard Music, by John Gillespie
Call Number Ranges for Browsing
M 21 Collections of keyboard music M 22 Collections of piano music M 23 Piano sonatas, arranged alphabetically by composer M 24 Suites M 25 Character pieces M 26 Music for the left hand M 27 Variations M 30 Dances M 32 Waltzes M 33 Arrangements and transcriptions M 201-208 Piano duets (one piano, 4 hands) M 211-215 Music for two pianos M 1010 Piano concertos, full score M 1011 Piano concertos, orchestral part arranged for second piano ML 650 Books about the piano ML 700 Books about piano and keyboard music MT 242-252 Etudes, teaching pieces, treatises
Internet Resources
The Piano Page (Piano Technicians Guild) Steinway & Sons The Piano Education Page
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