Historical Harpsichord Technique

Developing La douceur du toucher

von Yonit Lea Kosovske

238 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press
• ISBN: 9780253356475
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2011
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press