Author

Publication

2019 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

101,500 words, Guess

Page Count

406 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCML651.C36 2019

Description

Written by 14 leading experts in the field, this Companion covers almost every aspect of the harpsichord-the history of the instrument; tuning systems; the role of the harpsichord in ensemble; its use in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; and includes separate chapters devoted to Domenico Scarlatti, J.S. Bach and Handel. Chapters featuring almost every national style are written by authors with close connections to the countries about which they are writing, including England, The Netherlands, Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, as well as the less extensive harpsichord traditions of Russia, The Nordic and Baltic Countries, and Colonial Spanish and Portuguese America. With musical examples; illustrations; a time line of the harpsichord; and an appendix of composers, reliable editions and original sources, this is the book is for all who love the harpsichord, or want to learn more about it.

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Other Editions

  • Cambridge Companion to the HarpsichordCambridge University Press2019-01-01

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