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..". fluently written and often humorous... " --Notes ..". should be required reading for performers andteachers." -- The Eighteenth Century Konrad Wolffcharacterizes in detail the personal musical language of several great masters ofthe piano, pursuing different lines of investigation to discover each composer'sessential traits. He brings the accumulated wisdom of his long career as a pianistand teacher to this delineation of compositional styles. Both intellect andmusicality contribute to his cogent observations, and his literary style is aseloquent as the music he describes.
This book deals with the five composers' piano music individually, without comparison to the others.--Cf. Preface.
English keyboard art from Robertsbridge Codex (c. 1325) to John Field. Illuminating coverage of organ, harpsichord, pianoforte, other instruments; works of Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, many others. Bibliography.
Bonded Leather binding