Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1 History and Construction of the Harpsichord
- 2 The Virginalists
- 3 England
- 4 The Netherlands and Northern Germany
- 5 Southern Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to 1750
- 6 France
- 7 Italy
- 8 Portugal
- 9 Spain
- 10 Domenico Scarlatti in Portugal and Spain
- 11 Russia
- 12 The Nordic and Baltic Countries
- 13 The Harpsichord in Colonial Spanish and Portuguese America
- 14 Bach, Handel, and the Harpsichord
- 15 The Harpsichord in Ensemble
- 16 Contemporary Harpsichord Music
- 17 Tuning and Temperament
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
- References
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1 History and Construction of the Harpsichord
- 2 The Virginalists
- 3 England
- 4 The Netherlands and Northern Germany
- 5 Southern Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire to 1750
- 6 France
- 7 Italy
- 8 Portugal
- 9 Spain
- 10 Domenico Scarlatti in Portugal and Spain
- 11 Russia
- 12 The Nordic and Baltic Countries
- 13 The Harpsichord in Colonial Spanish and Portuguese America
- 14 Bach, Handel, and the Harpsichord
- 15 The Harpsichord in Ensemble
- 16 Contemporary Harpsichord Music
- 17 Tuning and Temperament
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord , pp. 299 - 323Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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