Author : Jean Denis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 37,99 MB
Release : 1987-04-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780521314022
A translation of Jean Denis's Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (1643/50), with notes and an introduction.
Author : Edward L. Kottick
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1469610604
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.
Author : Ann Bond
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,60 MB
Release : 2003-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781574670639
This practical guide treats the mechanics and evolution of the instrument, and offers a survey of its literature. The author provides valuable advice on touch and technique, including articulation and fingering, with a lucid exposition of the issues involved in historical performance practice and a clear explanation of ornamentation. The repertoire of each of the great national schools is presented and discussed, with four representative pieces singled out for detailed analysis. More advanced players will welcome the author's suggestions on continuo playing and the helpful discussion of tuning and temperaments. From advice on acquiring a harpsichord, to wise counsel on how to play it and what music to choose, to suggestions on maintenance and tuning, A Guide to the Harpsichord is an indispensable companion for both beginning and advanced harpsichordists.
Author : Igor Kipnis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135949786
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.
Author : Owen Jorgensen
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Edward L. Kottick
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253341662
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
Author : Ross W. Duffin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2008-10-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 0393075648
"A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."—Classical Music What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black'" (Wall Street Journal).In this "comprehensive plea for more variety in tuning methods" (Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents "a serious and well-argued case" (Goldberg Magazine) that "should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning" (Saturday Guardian). Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.
Author : Herbert Anton Kellner
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Music
ISBN : 9783920112787
Author : J. Murray Barbour
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 10,55 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 0486317358
This classic chronicle of the longstanding challenges of tuning and temperament devotes a chapter to each principal theory, features a glossary and numerous tables, and requires only minimal background in music theory.
Author : Ruth Nurmi
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810818866
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.
