Author: William DalePublisher: London : Constable
ISBN:
Category : Harpsichord
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Tschudi, the Harpsichord Maker
Author: William DalePublisher: London : Constable
ISBN:
Category : Harpsichord
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The 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.
A 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
Pianos and Their Makers
Author: Alfred DolgeTalking Harpsichords
Author: Alastair McAllisterPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0992287286
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Talking Harpsichords is an attempt to bring more into focus the world of the harpsichord. Importantly, it is also an expression of appreciation to all those who have helped this traveller achieve the making of some good instruments. In addition, the writer believes that we are, each one of us, and from time to time, entitled to be amused: so may it be.
Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord, 1440 to 1840
Author: Donald Howard BoalchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clavichord
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Pianoforte
Author: Edward F. RimbaultPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375101287
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music
Author: John GillespiePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486318796
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Gillespie discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.
The Connoisseur
Author: A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign
Author: Sir George GrovePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description