Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. These short character pieces are amongst the most endearing and stylistically varied of C. P. E. Bach's keyboard works. The volume includes five facsimiles of contemporary manuscripts, with a preface by Christopher Hogwood, and thorough editorial notes. The Pieces Characteristiques are amongst the most compact as well as the most stylistically varied of Bach's keyboard works. Many of the pieces, it has been established were originally arranged as sonatinas for keyboard and orchestra. This volume includes five facsimiles of contemporary manuscripts, with a preface from the editor Christopher Hogwood./ Répertoire / Clavier

An Anthology. All eighteen pieces in this collection are reliably dated to the reign of James I, and whether by named composers or anonymous ones, appear in sources other than the notable Virginal books preserved in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The contents demonstrate the variety of forms in the Keyboard repertoire of this period, from plainsong-based compositions to dances by Orlando Gibbons. The ' Pretty ways for young beginners to look on ', possibly by Thomas Tomkins, are a fascinating example of music contemporary to the time, written with the didactic purpose of instructing musicians in the techniques of counterpoint. / Date parution : 1905-07-07/ Recueil / Clavier

A great introduction to the world of Keyboard. Explains how to play major, minor and seventh chords and five-finger position melodies. Learn to read music with easy to understand music theory including note values, scales, accidentals, major and minor key signatures, staccato and legato. Play along with the high quality backing tracks which feature contemporary and well-known melodies in a variety of styles including Folk, World Music, Classical and the 12-Bar Blues. / Clavier