The Harpsichord and its repertoire : proceedings of the International Harpsichord Symposium, Utrecht, 1990 / edited by Pieter Dirksen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dirksen, Pieter.

International Harpsichord Symposium (1990 : Utrecht, Netherlands)

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Harpsichord--Construction--Congresses.

Harpsichord.

Harpsichord--Construction.

Harpsichord music--History and criticism--Congresses.

Harpsichord music.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Harpsichord music--Congresses.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 275 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Utrecht : STIMU Foundation for Historical Performance Practice, 1992.

Contents:

The restoration of Ruckers instruments : a personal view / Grant O'Brien

Remarks on the use of the sixteen-foot in historical harpsichord building / Hubert Henkel

The double orientation in harpsichord building in the Low Countries in the eighteenth century / Jean Tournay

The restoration of a Shudi harpsichord / Walter Vermeulen

What the lute sources tell us about the performance of French harpsichord music / David Ledbetter

Remarks on harpsichord building and harpsichord repertoire in France from 1650 till 1770 / Harald Hoeren

New information about performing "small notes" / Beverly Scheibert

Johann Jakob Froberger and the Netherlands / Rudolf Rasch

The identity of the "Fratro diletissimo" in the Capriccio B-flat major and other problems of Bach's early harpsichord works / Christoph Wolff

The background to Bach's fifth Brandenburg concerto / Pieter Dirksen

Zur Werkgeschichte von Bachs Cembalokonzert A-Dur (BWV 1055) / Werner Breig

Bach's Chromatic fantasy and the genesis of musical Sturm und Drang / Peter Schleuning

Notes:

In English; 1 article in German.

Papers presented at a symposium held from Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 1990, Utrecht.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.

ISBN:

9072786033

OCLC:

28000757