Download or read book Art of Playing the Harpsichord written by François Couperin and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book L Art de Toucher Le Clavecin written by François Couperin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book L Art de Toucher Le Clavecin The Art of Playing the Harpsichord written by Francois Couperin and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Playing the Harpsichord written by Howard Schott and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise volume offers both a practical manual for performers and an authoritative history of the instrument. Includes advice on mastering basic touch, fingering, articulation and phrasing, rhythm and tempo, ornaments, more.
Download or read book L art de toucher le clavecin written by François Couperin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book L Art de toucher le Clavecin written by François Couperin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Art of playing the harpsichord written by François Couperin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Harpsichord Technique written by Yonit Lea Kosovske and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yonit Lea Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone in the modern player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to la douceur du toucher or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals.
Download or read book L art de Toucher Le Clavecin written by François Couperin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clavichord for Beginners written by Joan Benson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Joan Benson, one of the champions of clavichord performance in the 20th century, Clavichord for Beginners is an exceptional method book for both practitioners and enthusiasts. In addition to detailing the historical origins of the instrument and the evolution of keyboard technique, the book describes the proper method for practicing fingering and articulation and emphasizes the importance of touch and sensitivity at the keyboard.
Download or read book Guide to the Pianist s Repertoire written by Maurice Hinson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 1215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with more than 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature and provides answers to common questions: What did a given composer write? What interesting work have I never heard of? How difficult is it? What are its special musical features? How can I reach the publisher? New to the fourth edition are enhanced indexes identifying black composers, women composers, and compositions for piano with live or recorded electronics; a thorough listing of anthologies and collections organized by time period and nationality, now including collections from Africa and Slovakia; and expanded entries to account for new material, works, and resources that have become available since the third edition, including websites and electronic resources. The "newest Hinson" will be an indispensible guide for many years to come.
Download or read book The Keyboard in Baroque Europe written by Christopher Hogwood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Download or read book Five Centuries of Keyboard Music written by John Gillespie and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the origins, early designs, and development of stringed-keyboard instruments, and examines the major periods, forms, and composers of keyboard music since the Renaissance. Bibliogs
Download or read book The Harpsichord and Clavichord written by Igor Kipnis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Complete Classical Music Guide written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with photographs, composer biographies, analyses of major works, and essential information on every musical genre, style, form, instrument, and ensemble, DK's Complete Classical Music Guide is a portable encyclopedic guide to more than one thousand years of Western classical music. From Bach to Berlioz, Glinka to Gershwin, Stravinsky to Shostakovich, and everyone in between, the Complete Classical Music Guide contains more than three hundred composer profiles, and offers a clear definition of the particular styles and characteristics of seven key eras: Early Music (1000-1600); The Baroque Era (1600-1750); The Classical Era (1750-1820); The Romantic Era (1810-1920); Romantic Opera (1810-1920); National Schools (1830-1950); and Modern Music (1900-). The Complete Classical Music Guide also includes a timeline that charts the evolution of musical styles and forms, instruments, and provides explanations of the building blocks of music — melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, tempo, and dynamics. Previously published as Eyewitness Companion: Classical Music, this book has been reformatted and designed and now comes packaged in an exclusive presentation slipcase.
Download or read book Soeur Monique written by François Couperin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1999-12-21 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Organ solo composed by François Couperin.
