Playing The Harpsichord

Author : Howard Schott
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486422343
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : John W. Schaum
Publisher : Warner Bros. Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780769235813
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John W. Schaum Piano Course written by John W. Schaum and published by Warner Bros. Publications. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most often a pupil's difficulty is not because of technic deficiency but is due to weak note recognition. Consistent use of these drills will help your student to become a good note reader.

Author : Mark Kroll
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810850323
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing the Harpsichord Expressively written by Mark Kroll and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Yonit Lea Kosovske
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253001455
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Elaine Funaro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578474335
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harpsichord Diaries written by Elaine Funaro and published by . This book was released on 2019-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elena discovers a magical book in her grandmother's attic, The Harpsichord Diaries. Transported through five centuries, she meets eccentric talking harpsichords that bring music and history to life. Internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Elaine Funaro teamed up with her twins, professional theater director Eric Love and award-winning animator Andrea Love to create this unique musical journey.

Author : Robert Schumann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rules for Young Musicians written by Robert Schumann and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John W. Schaum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piano Course written by John W. Schaum and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward L. Kottick
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253341662
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Harpsichord written by Edward L. Kottick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Mark Kroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108667929
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord written by Mark Kroll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by fourteen leading experts in the field, this Companion covers almost every aspect of the harpsichord - the history of the instrument, tuning systems, the role of the harpsichord in ensemble, its use in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and includes separate chapters devoted to Domenico Scarlatti, J. S. Bach and Handel. Chapters featuring almost every national style are written by authors with close connections to the countries about which they are writing, including England, The Netherlands, Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, as well as the less extensive harpsichord traditions of Russia, the Nordic and Baltic countries, and colonial Spanish and Portuguese America. With musical examples, illustrations, a timeline of the harpsichord, and an appendix of composers, reliable editions and original sources, this book is for all who love the harpsichord, or want to learn more about it.

Author : Wesley Schaum
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457459856
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schaum Pop Favorites, B: The Blue Book written by Wesley Schaum and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pieces in this series are long-time favorites that have appeal for pianists of all ages. Very carefully correlated to standard piano method levels, each book contains arrangements that are musically appropriate to that level. The arrangements are teacher friendly, even for the teacher who is reluctant to add pop music to the curriculum. And the series is student friendly -- there will be willing practice! Titles: * Begin the Beguine * Evergreen * I Only Have Eyes for You * Stairway to Heaven * 'S Wonderful * Star Wars (Main Title) * Tea for Two * Theme from A Summer Place * The Thorn Birds (Main Theme) * The Wind Beneath My Wings * Your Smiling Face.