Ordoulidis, Nikos. 2024. The Piano in Greek Popular Orchestras of the Early 20th Century. An Overview of the Material. In E. Kallimopoulou & P. Poulos (Eds.), Popular Music of the Greek World (pp. 227–261). National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Press

This text concerns the presence of the piano in non-high-status musical idioms of a specific part of the Greek-speaking world. The basis of the research is the historical discography, in an attempt to follow the instrument in the different paths it followed, from that of the classical music of Europe. The aim of the article is not the examination and analysis of the historical-social context that prevails each time in the places that present discographical products; in any case, through the references to specific historical documentation, issues regarding social trends, technological developments, the economic networks, national ideologies and more, are outlined.

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