Tracing the roots of the piano to the very beginning of consciousness, when man first became aware of sound.
1825, Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick (1825 – 1904): Austrian Music Critic, Aesthetician, Historian
- Taught ‘history and aesthetics of music’ at the University of Vienna.
- Among his many writings, The Beautiful in Music (Vom Musikalisch-Schönen) (1854), about the aesthetics in music, was his most famous works.
- Critical of Wagner and the New German School.
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H., Martin. "Portrait of Eduard Hanslick by Rudolf Krziwanek." Lithograph. Original in Austrian National Library, Picture Archive Austria, Wien. Commons Wikimedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 27 Feb. 2011. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. Public Domain.
