Five centuries of keyboard music : an historical survey of music for harpsichord and piano

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A practicing musician and professor of music offers the first work in English to comprehensively survey the development of solo keyboard works. The author discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillespie, John, 1921-2003 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, [1965]
Subjects:
Harpsichord music > History and criticism.
Piano music > History and criticism.
Harpsichord > History.
Piano > History.
Harpsichord music > Analysis, appreciation.
Piano music > Analysis, appreciation.
Clavecin, Musique de > Histoire et critique.
Piano, Musique de > Histoire et critique.
Piano.
Clavecin, Musique de > Analyse et appréciation.
Piano, Musique de > Analyse et appréciation.
pianos.
Harpsichord.
Harpsichord music.
Piano music.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:A practicing musician and professor of music offers the first work in English to comprehensively survey the development of solo keyboard works. The author discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.
Physical Description:xiii, 463 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-446) and index.

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