A History of the Harpsichord
Edward L. Kottick
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Description for A History of the Harpsichord
Hardback. On endpapers: labelled exploded view diagrams of harpsichords. Num Pages: 23 color illus., 229 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1157.
A History of the Harpsichord brings together for the first time more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and drawings of harpsichords in public museums and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. Edward L. Kottick draws on his extensive technical knowledge and experience as a harpsichord builder to detail the changing design, structure, and acoustics of the instrument over six centuries.
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253023476
SKU
V9780253023476
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About Edward L. Kottick
Instrument maker, scholar, researcher, author, and lecturer, musicologist Edward L. Kottick built his first harpsichord in 1963. He has investigated the instrument's acoustical properties as well as its historical aspects, and has published articles on the harpsichord in both scientific and scholarly journals.
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