Yonit Lea Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone in the modern p

Provides basic information on the harpsichord, best-known instrument of baroque music, including physical properties, kinds of harpsichords available, instructi

This concise volume offers both a practical manual for performers and an authoritative history of the instrument. Includes advice on mastering basic touch, fing

"Divided into two parts, the book combines Touch at the harpsichord, in part one, with Rhetoric at the keyboard (or, performance practice) in part two. The book