TY - BOOK
T1 - Historical Harpsichord Technique, Developing La douceur du toucher
AU - Kosovske, Joelle
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Yonit Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone on the harpsichord in the modern player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to la douceur du toucher or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals
AB - Yonit Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone on the harpsichord in the modern player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to la douceur du toucher or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals
M3 - Book
BT - Historical Harpsichord Technique, Developing La douceur du toucher
PB - Indiana University Press
ER -