| #3390658 in Books | 2017-02-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .0 x.0 x.0l,.0 | File type: PDF | 56 pages||About the Author|Derek Adlam is a skilled player of early keyboard instruments and maker of of some of the best known modern replica keyboards, including the fortepianos owned by Melvyn Tan and Christopher Hogwood. For several years he shared the running of Finc
This book looks at the history of the three types of stringed keyboard instrument that dominated Western music from the sixteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century.The Virginal, which provided the musical accompaniment to the reign of Elizabeth 1st, was part of the family that also included the harpsichord, which was the concert keyboard for over two hundred years, and its smaller cousin the spinet, which could be found in ladies' chambers across Eur...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Harpsichord, Clavichord & Fortepiano: A History of Early Keyboard Instruments (Shire Library) | Derek Adlam. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
