Historical Harpsichord Technique
Historical Harpsichord Technique

Author: Yonit Lea Kosovske

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2011-07-11

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0253001455

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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.

A Plain & Easy Introduction to the Harpsichord
A Plain & Easy Introduction to the Harpsichord

Author: Ruth Nurmi

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780810818866

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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.

Playing the Harpsichord Expressively
Playing the Harpsichord Expressively

Author: Mark Kroll

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780810850323

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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.

Harpsichord Technique
Harpsichord Technique

Author: Nancy Metzger

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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"Divided into two parts, the book combines Touch at the harpsichord, in part one, with Rhetoric at the keyboard (or, performance practice) in part two. The book is spiral bound and designed for use at the keyboard, with or without a teacher. It features 30 teaching pieces from the Bach/Ricci "Methode ou Receuil de Connaissances elementaires pour le piano forte ou clavecin" of 1786. Also featured are pieces to play by Louis & Francois Couperin, J. S. Bach and Georg Bohm. An appendix of recommended starting pieces follows. If you take the trouble to work with this book at a harpsichord, (especially if you use the recordings) your touch and knowledge of Baroque performance will improve."--Publisher's description.

What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body

Author: Thomas Carson Mark

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9781579992064

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Describes and demonstrates the places of balance, standing and sitting in balance, structure, movement of the hands and arms, and other topics.

Clavichord for Beginners
Clavichord for Beginners

Author: Joan Benson

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2014-04-25

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 0253011647

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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.

Harpsichord method
Harpsichord method

Author: Maria Boxall

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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(Schott). Based on 16th to 18th-century sources. This edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 5).

The Harpsichord and Clavichord
The Harpsichord and Clavichord

Author: Igor Kipnis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 1135949786

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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.