BACH: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - English Suite No. 5 in e
... This disc, the first in our Heritage Performances Series, celebrates the career and the artistry of Millicent Silver, who for some forty years was well-known as a regular performer in London and on BBC Radio both as soloist and as harpsichordist with the London Harpsichord Ensemble which she founded ...
... This disc, the first in our Heritage Performances Series, celebrates the career and the artistry of Millicent Silver, who for some forty years was well-known as a regular performer in London and on BBC Radio both as soloist and as harpsichordist with the London Harpsichord Ensemble which she founded ...
June 08 pp. 2-21.indd
... As for frequently changing registrations, Ahlgrimm felt that it would be of little use to share her choices since they were for a German mass-produced harpsichord with pedals—an instrument, she pointed out, increasingly difficult to find. Reading through the newly published score, I am struck with t ...
... As for frequently changing registrations, Ahlgrimm felt that it would be of little use to share her choices since they were for a German mass-produced harpsichord with pedals—an instrument, she pointed out, increasingly difficult to find. Reading through the newly published score, I am struck with t ...
new • nouveaute • neuheit
... After her marriage Elisabeth retired from the court. At thirty-two, in 1697, she lost her only child, and her husband died soon thereafter. It was then that she resumed her career as a composer, submitting her Pièces de clavecin to the king and composing many fascinating works, some of which are hea ...
... After her marriage Elisabeth retired from the court. At thirty-two, in 1697, she lost her only child, and her husband died soon thereafter. It was then that she resumed her career as a composer, submitting her Pièces de clavecin to the king and composing many fascinating works, some of which are hea ...
Andreas Skouras - Goldsmiths, University of London
... the chord repetitions implicate almost tonal-like centers. But it is the clarity of the rhythm that guarantees the flintiness of the flow. Xenakis asks for an amplified instrument all though there are no problems of balance with other players. But the amplification slightly changes the harpsichords ...
... the chord repetitions implicate almost tonal-like centers. But it is the clarity of the rhythm that guarantees the flintiness of the flow. Xenakis asks for an amplified instrument all though there are no problems of balance with other players. But the amplification slightly changes the harpsichords ...
To the lyre
... The kithara • The kithara was a large performance lyre • held in the left hand, and strummed with the right. • The left hand was used to pull away strings which were not to sound when strumming. • Though famously of seven strings (the "seventone lyre") in the archaic and classical periods, the p ...
... The kithara • The kithara was a large performance lyre • held in the left hand, and strummed with the right. • The left hand was used to pull away strings which were not to sound when strumming. • Though famously of seven strings (the "seventone lyre") in the archaic and classical periods, the p ...
Dreams Wisdom Innocence FINAL ARTWORK.indd
... Dreams Wisdom Innocence takes its title from Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, which began life in Stockhausen’s play with his toddler daughter, evolving into twelve simple melodies, one for each zodiac sign. Their dream-like innocence was a touchstone for the composer, who returned to them many times in hi ...
... Dreams Wisdom Innocence takes its title from Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, which began life in Stockhausen’s play with his toddler daughter, evolving into twelve simple melodies, one for each zodiac sign. Their dream-like innocence was a touchstone for the composer, who returned to them many times in hi ...
Baroque Era
... 1720, was when he created his finest instruments. These pieces of art had an amber color, a flamed maple back, fabulous tone, and an excellent ease of response. Some of the violins made in this period were the Betts, Alard, and the Messiah. The value of a Stradivarius violin ranges from $25,000 to o ...
... 1720, was when he created his finest instruments. These pieces of art had an amber color, a flamed maple back, fabulous tone, and an excellent ease of response. Some of the violins made in this period were the Betts, Alard, and the Messiah. The value of a Stradivarius violin ranges from $25,000 to o ...
Shaw`s “Entracte”
... While best known for his symphonic works and concerto compositions, Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) also wrote quite a number of works for the stage, including two operas and an array of incidental music for plays. This short excerpt from the 1920 play Moderen (The Mother) gives us a glimps ...
... While best known for his symphonic works and concerto compositions, Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) also wrote quite a number of works for the stage, including two operas and an array of incidental music for plays. This short excerpt from the 1920 play Moderen (The Mother) gives us a glimps ...
June 2015 - fra bernardo media
... There was certainly no harpsichord or other continuo. No keyboard player is ever mentioned in the meticulously kept list of Boccherini's players.' So says Antonio de Almeida, editor of Doblinger's Edition of Boccherini's rynnphonies. Yet Erich Hobarth adds an obtrusive harpsichord to G522 (1792) whi ...
... There was certainly no harpsichord or other continuo. No keyboard player is ever mentioned in the meticulously kept list of Boccherini's players.' So says Antonio de Almeida, editor of Doblinger's Edition of Boccherini's rynnphonies. Yet Erich Hobarth adds an obtrusive harpsichord to G522 (1792) whi ...
Jory Vinikour is recognized as one of the outstanding
... EMI, Erato, et al. Jory is a regular presence at the Zurich Opera, and has appeared on their stage (disguised as Handel!) with Cecilia Bartoli in Handel’s Il trionfo del tempo é del disinganno. He performed Stravinsky’s solo harpsichord part in productions of The Rake’s Progress at the Théâtre des C ...
... EMI, Erato, et al. Jory is a regular presence at the Zurich Opera, and has appeared on their stage (disguised as Handel!) with Cecilia Bartoli in Handel’s Il trionfo del tempo é del disinganno. He performed Stravinsky’s solo harpsichord part in productions of The Rake’s Progress at the Théâtre des C ...
The Baroque Era - davenantperformingarts
... THE CLAVICHORD & HARPSICHORD - The clavichord is a European stringed keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. - It was widely used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition, not being loud enough for larger performances. - Th ...
... THE CLAVICHORD & HARPSICHORD - The clavichord is a European stringed keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. - It was widely used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition, not being loud enough for larger performances. - Th ...
The Baroque Music Period
... Characteristics of Baroque Music -Emphasized emotion in music writing -Repetitive rhythms that drive the music ...
... Characteristics of Baroque Music -Emphasized emotion in music writing -Repetitive rhythms that drive the music ...
ABSTRACT DISSERTATION: Style and Compositional Techniques in Vincent Persichetti’s Ten Sonatas... Harpsichord
... This dissertation presents the ten sonatas for harpsichord written by American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). The research aims to define the specific approach to musical style that Persichetti embraced in these works. The methodology employs an analytical approach to define that style. T ...
... This dissertation presents the ten sonatas for harpsichord written by American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). The research aims to define the specific approach to musical style that Persichetti embraced in these works. The methodology employs an analytical approach to define that style. T ...
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... Germiniani's 'La Follia' for violin, cello, string and harpsichord, based on a 27th Century melody and imbued with dance influences, concluded the first half of the program in fine style. It is not often that one encounters a cellist who is so immersed in his music that his head becomes a frenetic m ...
... Germiniani's 'La Follia' for violin, cello, string and harpsichord, based on a 27th Century melody and imbued with dance influences, concluded the first half of the program in fine style. It is not often that one encounters a cellist who is so immersed in his music that his head becomes a frenetic m ...
THERENAffiSANCEE 1400-1600 `---------------------------
... shoulders. They were played with a bow. The smaller instruments were played upright on the player's knees. The larger ones were played upright between the player's knees, a little like the modern cello. ...
... shoulders. They were played with a bow. The smaller instruments were played upright on the player's knees. The larger ones were played upright between the player's knees, a little like the modern cello. ...
Mahan Esfahani appointed as Professor of Harpsichord
... Praised as ‘his instrument’s leading champion’, Esfahani was the first harpsichordist to become a BBC New Generation Artist, and made history in 2011 with the first solo harpsichord recital at the BBC Proms. Esfahani is dedicated to taking his instrument beyond the realm of ‘early music’ and works w ...
... Praised as ‘his instrument’s leading champion’, Esfahani was the first harpsichordist to become a BBC New Generation Artist, and made history in 2011 with the first solo harpsichord recital at the BBC Proms. Esfahani is dedicated to taking his instrument beyond the realm of ‘early music’ and works w ...
Elementary Harpsichord Technique
... the second, fourth, sixth and eighth, although this lengthening must not be as much as if the notes were dotted... Excepted from the rule, is quick passage-work in a very fast tempo in which the time does not permit unequal execution, and in which length and strength must therefore be applied only t ...
... the second, fourth, sixth and eighth, although this lengthening must not be as much as if the notes were dotted... Excepted from the rule, is quick passage-work in a very fast tempo in which the time does not permit unequal execution, and in which length and strength must therefore be applied only t ...
CHAPTER 35
... replaced the lute as the chamber instrument of choice in France. The Couperin family, working at St. Gervais in Paris for nearly 175 years, was especially significant for the development of a repertory. • Unmeasured prelude: an opening piece popularized by Louis Couperin that is without bar lines an ...
... replaced the lute as the chamber instrument of choice in France. The Couperin family, working at St. Gervais in Paris for nearly 175 years, was especially significant for the development of a repertory. • Unmeasured prelude: an opening piece popularized by Louis Couperin that is without bar lines an ...
Smiljka Isaković(Belgrade) is often described as “the Queen of the
... Smiljka Isaković(Belgrade) is often described as “the Queen of the Harpsichord” and the “First Lady of the Harpsichord” by foreign music critics. She took her Master degrees in Piano from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and in Harpsichord from Royal Music Con ...
... Smiljka Isaković(Belgrade) is often described as “the Queen of the Harpsichord” and the “First Lady of the Harpsichord” by foreign music critics. She took her Master degrees in Piano from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and in Harpsichord from Royal Music Con ...
Lost and Found: Six Centuries of the Harpsichord
... consider the heart of the Romantic era, when Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and others were composing the music that—judging by frequency of performance even today—is considered the core of the piano repertoire. As the Romantic consensus started to fray late in the 19th century, its challengers i ...
... consider the heart of the Romantic era, when Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and others were composing the music that—judging by frequency of performance even today—is considered the core of the piano repertoire. As the Romantic consensus started to fray late in the 19th century, its challengers i ...
Baroque Guided Notes
... performances of his music in the first half of the_____________________________. He is now generally regarded as one of the main composers of the Baroque period, and as one of_____________________________________________________ ...
... performances of his music in the first half of the_____________________________. He is now generally regarded as one of the main composers of the Baroque period, and as one of_____________________________________________________ ...
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.""Harpsichord"" designates the whole family of similar plucked keyboard instruments, including the smaller virginals, muselar, and spinet.The harpsichord was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music. During the late 18th century, it gradually disappeared from the musical scene with the rise of the piano. But in the 20th century, it made a resurgence, being used in historically informed performance of older music, in new (contemporary) compositions, and in popular culture.