Historical harpsichord technique [electronic resource] : developing la douceur du toucher / Yonit Lea Kosovske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kosovske, Yonit Lea.

Series:

Publications of the Early Music Institute.

Publications of the Early Music Institute

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harpsichord--Performance--History.

Harpsichord.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 aut

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction La douceur du toucher; 1 Preparing to Play; Beginning Lessons; Selecting an Instrument; Position at the Keyboard; Posture; Relaxation; Arms and Elbows; Wrists; Curvature of the Hands and Fingers; 2 T ouching the Instrument; Warm-up Exercises; Touching the Keys; Gravity; Stroking the Keys; Motion of the Hands and Wrists; Dynamics; Playing Different Keyboard Instruments; 3 Articulation; What Is Articulation?; "Ordinary Manner"; Legato; Slurs; Arpeggios; Staggered Playing; Grace Notes and Trills; Cantabile; Detached Playing; Silences

Agogic AccentsTiming; 4 Fingering; Comfort and Context; Strong and Weak Notes; Use of the Thumb; Contraction of the Hand; Artistic Freedom; Conclusion; Appendix: Brief Biographical Noteson People Mentioned in the Text; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00145-5

OCLC:

741492850