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6%OFFYonit Lea Kosovske - Historical Harpsichord Technique - 9780253356475 - V9780253356475
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Historical Harpsichord Technique

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Description for Historical Harpsichord Technique Hardcover.

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 player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to la douceur du toucher or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, Historical Harpsichord Technique can be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253356475
SKU
V9780253356475
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About Yonit Lea Kosovske
Yonit Kosovske performs on both modern and historical keyboard instruments as a soloist and chamber artist. She has produced several solo CDs, the most recent of which include La Gracieuse, French chaconnes, passacailles, & preludes (La Douceur, 2010) and Keyboard Music of Girolamo Frescobaldi (Focus, 2010). Kosovske lives in Ireland, where she performs as a freelance artist and teaches at ... Read more

Reviews for Historical Harpsichord Technique
The basic approach to playing the harpsichord with sensitivity which Kosovske encourages is absolutely right, and this will be a valuable reference book for those setting out to play the harpsichord seriously. Because so much of the material presented here is relevant to any early keyboard instrument, it will be of value to other performers as well, particularly those playing ... Read more

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