Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. History and construction of the harpsichord John Koster; 2. The Virginalists Pieter Dirksen; 3. England Andrew Woolley; 4. The Netherlands and Northern Germany Ton Koopman; 5. Southern Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to 1750 Pieter Dirksen; 6. France Mark Kroll; 7. Italy Rebecca Cypess; 8. Portugal João Pedro d'Alvarenga; 9. Spain Águeda Pedrero-Encabo; 10. Domenico Scarlatti in Portugal and Spain João Pedro d'Alvarenga and Águeda Pedrero-Encabo; 11. Russia Marina Ritzarev; 12. The Nordic and Baltic countries Anna Maria McElwain; 13. The harpsichord in colonial Spanish and Portuguese America Pedro Persone; 14. Bach, Handel and the harpsichord Robert L. Marshall; 15. The harpsichord in ensemble Mark Kroll; 16. Contemporary harpsichord music Larry Palmer; 17. Tuning and temperament Paul Poletti.

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Covers every aspect of the harpsichord and its music, including composers, genres, national styles, tuning, and the art of harpsichord building.

About the Author

Mark Kroll's distinguished career as a performer, scholar and educator spans a period of more than fifty years. He has appeared worldwide as a harpsichordist and fortepianist, published four books, made numerous recordings, and is Professor emeritus at Boston University, where he served for twenty-five years as Professor of Harpsichord and Chair of the Department of Historical Performance. He is currently recording the complete Pièces de clavecin of François Couperin.

Reviews

'This book is a valuable addition to the existing literature on this subject, to be commended to every harpsichord student or aficionado.' Thérèse de Goede, Early Music