Author: Jean DenisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521314022
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A translation of Jean Denis's Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (1643/50), with notes and an introduction.
Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning
Author: Jean DenisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521314022
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A translation of Jean Denis's Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (1643/50), with notes and an introduction.
Treatise on Tuning the Harpsichord
Author: Jean DenisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harpsichord
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Tuning of My Harpsichord
Author: Herbert Anton KellnerPublisher:
ISBN: 9783920112787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
The Equal-beating Temperaments
Author: Owen JorgensenA History of the Harpsichord
Author: Edward L. KottickPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253341662
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
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
Harpsichord Tuning
Author: G. C. KlopThe Harpsichord and Clavichord
Author: Igor KipnisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135949786
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 571
Book Description
The Harpsichord and Clavichord, An Encyclopedia includes articles on this family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instruments builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. It completes the three-volume Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments.
Tuning the Historical Temperaments by Ear
Author: Owen JorgensenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Harpsichord Owner's Guide
Author: Edward L. KottickPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469610604
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Kottick presents technical information in an accessible, but entertaining, way: the forms and styles of harpsichords, advice on purchasing decisions, maintenance techniques (such as voicing, regulating, and changing strings, tongues, plectra, springs, and dampers), aids in troubleshooting common problems, and detailed instructions on tuning and temperament. As builder of some thirty keyboard instruments, Kottick is well qualified to speak on the subject.
Harpsichord Tuning & Regulating Procedures
Author: David RubioPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harpsichord
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description