Eighteenth-century keyboard music / edited by Robert L. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marshall, Robert Lewis.

Series:

Routledge studies in musical genres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keyboard instrument music--18th century--History and criticism.

Keyboard instrument music.

Performance practice (Music)--History--18th century.

Performance practice (Music).

History.

Keyboard instruments.

Physical Description:

xvi, 443 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

18th-century keyboard music

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

"18th-Century Piano Music" focuses on the core composers of the 18th century repertoire. The book begins with an overview of the keyboard instruments that were in use during the period, and a chapter on performance practice. Then, the book proceeds through each major composer, beginning with Bach, and then progressing through the French Masters, Scarlatti, C.P.E and J.C. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Early Beethoven.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415966426

OCLC:

52133324