Synopses & Reviews
Review
'... a warm welcome for this handsome, scholarly and approachable book ... as an account of the clavichord's evolution, this one is outstanding'. The Musical Times
Review
'I thought I knew a reasonable amount about the clavichord, but this book told otherwise ... This is a superbly presented and very readable book which I can strongly recommend.' Douglas Hollick, Choir and Organ
Synopsis
Through extensive literary and pictorial documentation this book traces the clavichord's development from the fourteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. Written in an accessible and largely non-technical style, this book is rendered accessible to both 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 civilisation's musical heritage.
Synopsis
This is a richly illustrated history of the clavichord, the forerunner of the modern piano.
Table of Contents
Foreword; Christopher Hogwood; List of plates; Acknowledgements; 1. Origins of the clavichord; 2. The early clavichord: 1400 to the beginning of the sixteenth century; 3. The clavichord in the sixteenth century; 4. The clavichord in the seventeenth century; 5. The clavichord in the eighteenth century; 6. The clavichord in the nineteenth century; 7. Aspects of clavichord performance practice; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.