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The Art of Making a Harpsichord
Darryl Martin
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Description for The Art of Making a Harpsichord
Hardcover. * A detailed exploration of how historical harpsichords were made, with instructions on how the modern reader can do the same. * Comprehensively illustrated with 400 photos and line drawings * Written by an internationally respected musical instrument museum curator and instrument researcher with considerable harpsichord-making experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKR; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 305 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1390.
For around 300 years, the harpsichord was the leading domestic musical instrument and often a highly fashionable piece of furniture as well. Usurped by the piano at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it was taken up again with the first revival of early music at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over the past 40 years, makers have been getting closer to reproducing examples from the historical past. Now, The Art of Making a Harpsichord gives its readers the chance to discover this challenging and rewarding pursuit in a way that is rarely possible without working with an established ... Read more
For around 300 years, the harpsichord was the leading domestic musical instrument and often a highly fashionable piece of furniture as well. Usurped by the piano at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it was taken up again with the first revival of early music at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over the past 40 years, makers have been getting closer to reproducing examples from the historical past. Now, The Art of Making a Harpsichord gives its readers the chance to discover this challenging and rewarding pursuit in a way that is rarely possible without working with an established ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robert Hale
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780709085706
SKU
V9780709085706
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About Darryl Martin
Darryl Martin is a very experienced builder, researcher, lecturer and curator of one of the world's best collections of instruments.
Reviews for The Art of Making a Harpsichord
Originally from Western Australia, Darryl Martin moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s to work as a harpsichord maker. Increasingly interested in the study of antique examples, he pursued this research as a PhD (awarded in 2003) and since 2004 has been curator of the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, which is home to the celebrated ... Read more