The clavichord / Bernard Brauchli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brauchli, Bernard.

Series:

Cambridge musical texts and monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clavichord.

Physical Description:

xix, 384 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Summary:

This is a richly illustrated history of the clavichord, the fore-runner of the modern piano. Through extensive literary and pictorial documentation the book traces the clavichord's development from the fourteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. Written in a largely nontechnical style, this book is accessible to both the professional and amateur alike. As there is almost no literature currently available on the subject, this work fills a major gap in the study of Western civilization's musical heritage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index.

ISBN:

0521630673

OCLC:

37725564