Harpsichord and Lute Music in 17th-Century France / by D. Ledbetter.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ledbetter, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Music.

Local Subjects:

• Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1987.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 1987.

Summary:

The works of the 17th-century French harpsichord composers, the clavecinistes, are among the principal treasures of the harpsichord repertoire. It is a commmonplace of music histories that their style was strongly influenced by contemporary lutenists, yet the assessment of this influence has until now been limited to pointing out a few superficial resemblances. This book is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between the two styles. The nature and extent of the influence can now be seen as much more far-reaching than has been supposed. The clavecinistes adopted many details of lute style, and an understanding of these is essential for the proper performance of their works. More importantly, the lute style opened up the possibility of an entirely new expressive dimension in the playing of the harpsichord; in exploring this the clavecinistes evolved a style which dominated European keyboard music in the 17th-century, and provided a basis for the subsequent development of idiomatic keyboard style.

Contents:

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Music Examples
• Preface
• Note to the Reader
• Introduction
• I Stringed Keyboard Instruments: Their Relation to the Lute and Other Instruments according to Documentary Sources
• Keyboard instruments 1500-1650
• Joueurs d'epinette
• The relative social status of lute, spinet and harpsichord 1550- 1700
• The decline of the lute
• The role of spinet and harpsichord in concerted music
• Repertoire of spinet and harpsichord in relation to viol consort music
• Repertoire of spinet and harpsichord in relation to organ music
• The writings of Denis, Mersenne and Le Gallois
• The new expressive harpsichord style
• Keyboard transcriptions and other imitations of lute music
• Eventual pre-eminence of the harpsichord
• II Basic Features of Lute and Keyboard Styles
• Lute style c1600-C1670
• Keyboard arrangements from lute repertoire
• III The Relationship of Original Harpsichord Repertoire to Lute Style
• Keyboard sources of the late 16th and early 17th centuries
• Central keyboard sources c1650-c1690
• Summary
• Notes and References
• Bibliography
• List of Sources
• Appendices
• Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781349640140
• 134964014X

OCLC:

1250084014