The Harpsichord
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A History Of The Harpsichord
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Author : Edward L. Kottick
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2003
A History Of The Harpsichord written by Edward L. Kottick and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Music categories.
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 Harpsichord And Clavichord
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Author : Igor Kipnis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
The Harpsichord And Clavichord written by Igor Kipnis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Music categories.
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.
The Harpsichord Owner S Guide
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Author : Edward L. Kottick
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Harpsichord Owner S Guide written by Edward L. Kottick and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Music categories.
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.
Art Of Playing The Harpsichord
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Author : François Couperin
language : en
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Art Of Playing The Harpsichord written by François Couperin and has been published by Alfred Music Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Music categories.
An important 18th-century instruction book, Couperin's The Art of Playing the Harpsichord contains valuable information on technique, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation and keyboard performance style. Halford's scholarly introduction includes a biographical sketch of the composer, a thorough discussion of French Baroque ornamentation and a useful summary of Couperin's style. The eight preludes used by Couperin to illustrate his approach are musical gems rarely found in other collections.
The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook
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Author : Thomas Donahue
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-06-11
The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook written by Thomas Donahue and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-11 with Music categories.
The harpsichord was the standard keyboard instrument for three centuries before the invention of the piano. It enjoyed a revival in the second half of the twentieth century, but because of the interruption in its history as a more regularly used instrument, many details about its construction are lacking. In The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook, Thomas Donahue integrates available historical evidence and modern physical principles—from both musicological and scientific literature—to provide practical quantitative information about the stringing of this instrument. The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook covers the composition and properties of iron and brass wire, the interrelationship of frequency to string length, safety factors involved with stringing, the scaling of string lengths, the calculation of diameters, and the determination of the transition from iron to brass in mixed-strung instruments. Supplemental topics include the elasticity and plasticity of wire, inharmonicity, tension and stress, and the interpolation of string lengths. Additional material includes data on selected historical harpsichords, absolute diameters of historical gauge numbering systems, a generated list of tensile strength values for historical wire, and sizes and tensile strengths of currently available wire. This book offers specific guidance for instrument makers, restorers, curators, technicians, musicians, kit builders, wire manufacturers, and acousticians, filling in critical details that historical treatises and surviving instruments may not clearly address.
Playing The Harpsichord Expressively
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Author : Mark Kroll
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2004
Playing The Harpsichord Expressively written by Mark Kroll and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.
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.
The Harpsichord And Clavichord
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Author : Raymond Russell
language : en
Publisher: London : Faber and Faber
Release Date : 1959
The Harpsichord And Clavichord written by Raymond Russell and has been published by London : Faber and Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Clavichord categories.
Makers Of The Harpsichord And Clavichord 1440 1840
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Author : Donald Howard Boalch
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1995
Makers Of The Harpsichord And Clavichord 1440 1840 written by Donald Howard Boalch and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The third edition of Donald H. Boalch's Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord, 1440-1840 is a complete revision of the second edition published in 1974. The volume is now divided into two parts. Part I contains biographical details of all known makers, including some 500 not listed previously, and updated entries for more than 400 makers appearing in the second edition. Enlarged (and in some cases extended) descriptions of more than 2,000 surviving instruments by the makers are consigned to Part II, and the whole is complemented by a number of tables, a geographical and chronological conspectus of makers, and a new Index of Technical Terms in seven languages by Dr Andreas H. Roth.
A Plain Easy Introduction To The Harpsichord
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Author : Ruth Nurmi
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 1986
A Plain Easy Introduction To The Harpsichord written by Ruth Nurmi and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Music categories.
Provides basic information on the harpsichord, best-known instrument of baroque music, including physical properties, kinds of harpsichords available, instruction on tuning and common maintenance problems, explanations of technique and fingering, tempo, registration, ensemble playing, and special notational problems.
The Harpsichord And Its Repertoire
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Author : Pieter Dirksen
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Harpsichord And Its Repertoire written by Pieter Dirksen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Harpsichord categories.