Eighteenth-Century Keyboard Music

by Robert Marshall (Editor)

Overview

18th-Century Piano Music focuses on the core composers of the 18th century repertoire. The book begins with an overview of the keyboard instruments that were in use during the period, and a chapter on performance practice. Then, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135887759
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies in Musical Genres
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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