In Piano Notes, Rosen writes for a broad audience about every aspect of the piano. Drawing upon a lifetime of wisdom and the accumulated lore of many great performers of the past, Rosen shows why the instrument demands such a stark combination of mental and physical prowess. Rosen's explanation of the piano's physical pleasures, demands and discontents will delight and instruct anyone who has ever sat at a keyboard, as well as everyone who loves to listen to the instrument.