Eighteenth-Century Keyboard Music

ISBN-13: 9780415966429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 460 str.

Larry R. Todd; Robert Marshall; R. Larry Todd

Opis

This volume focuses on the core composers of the 18th-century repertoire. It begins with an overview of the keyboard instruments that were in use during the 18th century and a chapter on performance practice. The book proceeds through each major composer, beginning with Bach, and then progressing through the French masters, Scarlatti, C.P.E. and J.C. Bach, Haydn, Mozart and early Beethoven. Each chapter is written by a well-known scholar in the field and includes history, musical examples and analysis.

Spis treści

Preface Acknowledgments Contributors 1. The Instruments Laurence Libin 2. Aspects of Performance Practice Eva Badura-Skoda 3. Johann Sebastian Bach Robert L. Marshall 4. French Masters Mark Kroll 5. Domenico Scarlatti Frederick Hammond 6. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach David Schulenberg 7. Johann Christian Bach and the Early Classical Italian Masters Daniel E. Freeman 8. Haydn's Solo Keyboard Music Elaine R. Sisman 9. Mozart's Solo Keyboard Music Robert D. Levin 10. Mozart's Keyboard Concertos 11. Early Beethoven William Drabkin Index

O autorze

Robert Marshall is Professor Emeritus of Music at Brandeis University. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.