Harpsichord; Early Music SKU: UT.HS-307 Composed by Antonio Valente. Edit...(+)
Harpsichord; Early Music
SKU: UT.HS-307
Composed by Antonio
Valente. Edited by Maria
Luisa Baldassari.
Paperback (Soft Cover).
Classical. Ut Orpheus #HS
307. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.HS-307).
ISBN 9790215327146. 9
x 12
inches.
Antonio
Valente blind,
Neapolitan since a
long time according
to the list of Neapolitan
musicians by Scipione
Cerreto and organist in
S. Angelo a Nilo in
Naples, is known in
modern times for his two
volumes of keyboard
music: Versi
spirituali published
in 1580 and, some years
before, the volume here
in transcription,
Intavolatura de
cimbalo, printed by
Giuseppe Cacchio in
1576. This volume has
many original features:
first keyboard tablature
ever printed in Naples,
itâ??s not written in
musical characters but in
a number-based system
never met, according to
the current studies, in
any other print or
manuscript both in and
outside Italy. The
dedication letter,
written by Fraâ??
Alberto Mazza, praises
Valente as the inventor
of this writing method,
so easy and effective
that everybody, even
uncouth youths that did
not know music and
keyboard, could attain
the result of playing
from it in two
months. The
Intavolatura presents
different genres of
music: a fantasia, six
ricercatas, a Salve
Regina on a cantus
firmus, four vocal
chansons
intabulated for keyboard
with more or less
diminutions,and nine
dances, variations and
dance/variations on
long-living tenors like
Romanesca or
Zefiro. There are
no liturgical
compositions, both
because unsuitable in a
collection for amateurs
and because Valente will
publish a new book of
sacred music in a few
years. The book is a
sort of compendium of the
keyboard genres of the
period, similar to some
older Spanish
publications and to the
later Neapolitan ones by
Trabaci and Majone. Other
contemporary volumes on
the contrary choose to
present a single type of
composition: this is the
case of the
Versetti by
Valente and the
Ricercate by Rocco
Rodio.
ISBN 9790006505623. 31
x 24.3 cm inches.
Preface: Denis
Herlin.
‘Once
again the French
musicologist Denis
Herlin, who mastered the
harpsichord under the
tutelage of such keyboard
legends as Kenneth
Gilbert and Huguette
Dreyfus, has presented an
exemplary edition of a
classic from the
harpsichord
repertoire.’ (Jury
of the German Music
Edition Prize on BA
10844)
Bärenrei
ter presents Book II of
Couperin’s
“Pièces de
clavecinâ€, first
published in 1717, In
addition the eight
preludes and one
allemande from his
treatise
“L’Art de
toucher le
clavecin†are
included in the appendix.
For the first time Denis
Herlin has evaluated the
many later impressions of
the original print, most
of which he unearthed
himself in international
libraries. By preserving
the essential features of
the original print while
largely dispensing with
disruptive page-turns
within the pieces, the
volume brings modern
performers close to the
special sound of this
music. Rounding off this
pioneering new edition
are an extensive
Foreword, notes on
historical performance
practice, a comprehensive
glossary, facsimile pages
and a detailed Critical
Commentary.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
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MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Harpsichord SKU: HL.48181261 Composed by Jacques-Francois Ibert. Leduc. C...(+)
Harpsichord
SKU:
HL.48181261
Composed
by Jacques-Francois
Ibert. Leduc. Classical.
16 pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20630. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181261).
UPC:
888680787110.
9.25x12.25x0.083
inches.
“Bein
g an unusual composer of
his day, Ibert did not
attach himself to any of
the predominant genres of
music of the time.
Described as elicit, the
composer's Deux
Interludes for Flute,
Violin and Harpsichord is
pleasantly unusual in
instrumentation, creating
a worthy addition to the
classical music
repertoire. Ibert stands
out as a composer who
tackled all styles with
equal success, his Deux
Interludes for Flute,
Violin and Harpsichord
being no exception. With
clear, separate parts,
this edition is a must
buy for aspiring
musicians seeking to
expand their
repertoire.â€.
Harpsichord SKU: HL.14016902 Harpsichord Part. Composed by Kaija S...(+)
Harpsichord
SKU:
HL.14016902
Harpsichord Part.
Composed by Kaija
Saariaho. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 20 pages.
Music Sales #HH00102.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14016902).
ISBN
9788759854532.
12.0x8.0x0.438 inches.
English.
This is
the Harpsichord Part for
Kaija Saariaho's Jardin
Secret II for Saariaho's
1986 work for Harpsicord
and Electronics. This
hair raising and
spatially aware piece
from 1986 also contains
detailed performance
instructions and tape
guides. Also available is
a CD and CD-Rom package,
with accompaniments and
all the patches and files
required for a real time
performance
(KP00291).