Keyboard Music Before 1700

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Alexander Silbiger
Routledge, Aug 2, 2004 - Music - 428 pages
Keyboard Music Before 1700 begins with an overview of the development of keyboard music in Europe. Then, individual chapters by noted authorities in the field cover the key composers and repertory before 1700 in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain and Portugal. The book concludes with a chapter on performance practice, which addresses current issues in the interpretation and revival of this music.
 

Contents

The First Centuries of European Keyboard Music
1
2 England
22
3 France
86
4 Germany and the Netherlands
140
5 Italy
222
6 Spain and Portugal
300
7 Performance Practice
344
Index
376
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Alexander Silbiger is Professor of Music at Duke University. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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