title: Professional Musical Instrument Makers in 18th Century Russia
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metadata.value: Sergeev, Maxim V.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2020-03-20T10:29:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-03-20T10:29:39Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-03
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Sergeev, Maxim. “Professional Musical Instrument Makers in 18th Century Russia”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 10, no. 1 (2020): 68–88.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2020.104
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/17252
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The scarcity of historical materials used by the 20th century Russian musicologists led them
  to challenge the qualifications of Russia’s first musical instrument makers. Additional sources
  ascertain that the creation of a legislative framework and concessions introduced by the Russian
  government attracted dozens of Europe’s instrument builders to Russia. Thanks to their
  activity, Russia saw the start of the skilled craft production of musical instruments in the early
  18th century and the manufacturing of the piano in the 1740s. In the period from 1710 to 1780,
  many of the instument makers were professionally versatile and capable of making virtually
  all types of instruments. In spite of this, European instruments were in small demand and a
  portion of the builders had to secure a second job as either a civil servant or a musician. Earlier
  researchers were deluded by such dual roles and regarded these individuals as musicians
  who learnt to become an instrument maker. The 1770s saw piano builders becoming involved
  in a more specialized production of either pianofortes and harpsichords or pianofortes and
  organs. Combination pianos (Piano-Organs, Piano organisé) became particularly common
  in Russia, their craftsmen’s skill being well known of in Europe. Early documents and surviving
  instruments of the period suggest the musical instrument makers cannot be regarded as
  “short-lived” or “artisanal.” The majority of the foreign instrument makers settled in Russia
  for decades, opened up workshops, worked for the Court theatre, had students, and created
  Russia’s school of professional musical instrument building.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 10; Issue 1
metadata.lang: -
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: musical instrument makers
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: organology
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: piano makers
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Förster
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Dammat
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Wilde
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Gabrahn
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kirschnick
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Russia
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: 18th century
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Professional Musical Instrument Makers in 18th Century Russia
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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