The Clavichord
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2005
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-61989-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-61989-9 (ISBN)
This is a richly illustrated history of the clavichord, the forerunner of the modern piano.
The clavichord, forerunner of the piano, was one of the most important instruments in Western keyboard history until the first decades of the nineteenth century. Bernard Brauchli's comprehensive history fills a major gap in the literature on this instrument. Beginning with the earliest-known references, he traces the clavichord's evolution up to the mid-nineteenth century, ending with a study of performance technique. The clavichord's structural developments (traced largely through an analysis of extant instruments), literary documentation (much of it presented here for the first time in English), treatises and iconographical sources are presented in chronological order. What emerges from this study of the various sources is an overview of the essential role this instrument played both socially and musically for more than four centuries, restoring the clavichord to the position it justly deserves in history. Awarded the Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize for 2001, honoring the best book-length organological study in the English language published in 1998/99.
The clavichord, forerunner of the piano, was one of the most important instruments in Western keyboard history until the first decades of the nineteenth century. Bernard Brauchli's comprehensive history fills a major gap in the literature on this instrument. Beginning with the earliest-known references, he traces the clavichord's evolution up to the mid-nineteenth century, ending with a study of performance technique. The clavichord's structural developments (traced largely through an analysis of extant instruments), literary documentation (much of it presented here for the first time in English), treatises and iconographical sources are presented in chronological order. What emerges from this study of the various sources is an overview of the essential role this instrument played both socially and musically for more than four centuries, restoring the clavichord to the position it justly deserves in history. Awarded the Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize for 2001, honoring the best book-length organological study in the English language published in 1998/99.
Foreword; Christopher Hogwood; List of plates; Acknowledgements; 1. Origins of the clavichord; 2. The early clavichord: 1400 to the beginning of the sixteenth century; 3. The clavichord in the sixteenth century; 4. The clavichord in the seventeenth century; 5. The clavichord in the eighteenth century; 6. The clavichord in the nineteenth century; 7. Aspects of clavichord performance practice; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.3.2005 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs |
| Vorwort | Christopher Hogwood |
| Zusatzinfo | 6 Printed music items; 123 Halftones, unspecified; 20 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-61989-0 / 0521619890 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-61989-9 / 9780521619899 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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