Harpsichord
SKU:
BT.ALHE32440
Composed
by Jean-Henri
D'Anglebert. Le Pupitre -
Heugel. Book Only. 108
pages. Heugel & Cie
#ALHE32440. Published by
Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE32440).
English.
Jean-He
nri d'Anglebert
(1629-1691) was one of
the foremost composers of
Keyboard music of his
day. Therefore, the
collection of his works,
Pieces for Harpsichord is
essential to all players
of early Baroque Keyboard
music. D'Anglebert's
Pieces for Harpsichord
represents some of the
finest achievements of
the French Harpsichord
school and shows the
composer's mastery of
counterpoint as well as
his ability to experiment
with texture to
achieveorchestral
sonority. Moreover,
d'Anglebert's collection
contains a table of
ornaments which formed
the basis of those of J.
S. Bach and other
significant composers.
The first volume of
Pieces for Harpsichord
comprises fourHarpsichord
Suites composed by
d'Anglebert, each of
which consist of the
usual dance movements
together with
transcriptions from
Lully's operas.
Furthermore, the three
unmeasured preludes
included in Suites one,
two and three aretruly
remarkable examples of
their kind. With a
descriptive preface in
French, English and
German, volume one of
d'Anglebert's Pieces for
Harpsichord is a sublime
addition to the
repertoire of early
Baroque Keyboard
music.
