The Historical Harpsichord
Author: Howard Schott
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780918728296
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A History of the Harpsichord
Author: Edward L. Kottick
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9780253341662
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A History of the Harpsichord brings together for the first time more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and drawings of harpsichords in public museums and private collections throughout Europe the United States. Edward L. Kottick draws on his extensive technical knowledge and experience as a harpsichord builder to detail the changing design, structure, and acoustics of the instrument over seven centuries.Based on painstaking research, the book considers the place of the instrument in society and vividly describes the market forces that brought about changes in its form, decoration, and cultural importance. An accompanying CDincludes performances on several of the historical instruments described and illustrated in the volume, including a 1580 spinett virginal by Martin van der Biest and instruments built by Ruckers and Pleyel. The volume devotes attention to American harpsichord design as well as to present and future uses of the instrument.Also of interestThe History of the PianoforteA Documentary in SoundEva Badura-Skoda0-253-33582-5 HB £37.95
The Historical Harpsichord
Author: Sheridan Germann
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780945193753
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume IV of The Historical Harpsichord contains two monographs of major importance, Harpsichord Decoration: A Conspectus by Sheridan Germann, and A Fable Deconstructed: The 1770 Taskin at Yale by Richard Rephann. Sheridan Germann, an acclaimed scholar and practitioner in the field of harpsichord decoration, offers the first comprehensive illustrated conspectus of thesubject. In Part I Ms. Germann tells us that the styles of the decoration of harpsichords (and spinets, virginals and clavichords) tended to follow contemporary furniture fashions, but usually lagged conservatively behind the prevailing fashions. Because, unlike most furniture, the instruments are often dated, they provide rare documentation of how long these styles remained in common use. This survey follows chronologically the five major regional traditions of keyboard instrument decoration-Italian, Flemish, French, German and English-but with emphasis on the international changes in taste on which each region produced its own variations.In Part II, Richard Rephann of the Yale Musical Instrument Collection describes his research into the uniquely experimental construction of the 1770 Pascal Taskin harpsichord. This essay forms a pendant to William Dowd's in Vol. I that treats the surviving instruments of the Blanchet-Taskin workshop up to 1770. The romantic provenance of the 1770 Taskin, concocted by the antique trade to enhance the instrument's market value, is revealed as a fable.
The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord
Author: Mark Kroll
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-01-03
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1107156076
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Covers every aspect of the harpsichord and its music, including composers, genres, national styles, tuning, and the art of harpsichord building.
Historical Harpsichord Technique
Author: Yonit Lea Kosovske
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2011-07-11
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 0253001455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Yonit Lea Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone in the modern player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to la douceur du toucher or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals.
Playing the Harpsichord Expressively
Author: Mark Kroll
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780810850323
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book gives a practical method for playing the harpsichord in a way that was lost when the instrument was marginalized by the piano in the 19th century. Since a thorough knowledge of historical performance practice is such an important aspect of playing this repertoire, excerpts from relevant primary sources are given at the end of many of the lessons.
Playing the Harpsichord
Author: Howard Schott
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780486422343
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This concise volume offers both a practical manual for performers and an authoritative history of the instrument. Includes advice on mastering basic touch, fingering, articulation and phrasing, rhythm and tempo, ornaments, more.
The Harpsichord Diaries
Author: Elaine Funaro
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780578474335
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Elena discovers a magical book in her grandmother's attic, The Harpsichord Diaries. Transported through five centuries, she meets eccentric talking harpsichords that bring music and history to life. Internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Elaine Funaro teamed up with her twins, professional theater director Eric Love and award-winning animator Andrea Love to create this unique musical journey.
The Historical Harpsichord
The Clavichord
Author: Bernard Brauchli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-11-19
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780521630672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a richly illustrated history of the clavichord, the forerunner of the modern piano.
