Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | N | Notes

The Keyboard in Baroque Europe.

Publication: Notes
Publication Date: 01-JUN-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1229 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The Keyboard in Baroque Europe.(Early Music)(Book Review)

Article Excerpt
The Keyboard in Baroque Europe. Edited by Christopher Hogwood. (Musical Performance and Reception.) New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. [xvii, 245 p. ISBN 0-521-81055-8. $75.] Music examples, analysis charts, facsimiles, index.

Collections of essays dedicated to a specific person can and perhaps should convey different aspects of that person's work and influence--Christopher Hogwood's The Keyboard in Baroque Europe does just that. The volume is dedicated to Gustav Leonhardt, commemorating his seventy-fifth birthday, and includes articles from several of his former pupils. Hogwood clearly sets out that the purpose of the volume is to publish writings by "scholar-performers," and the variety of pieces therein certainly confirms this path. He rightly attributes the source of inspiration in the area of "historically informed performance" to Leonhardt's work as both performer and teacher (p. xv). Consequently the volume as a whole illustrates the different directions in which his influence may be felt. With this in mind, I have decided to focus on three essays from the book--ones which will serve to exemplify the very diverse types of research represented within.

Rudolf Rasch's "Johann Jacob Froberger's Travels 1649-1653"...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from Notes
Tradition and Style in the Works of Darius Milhaud 1912-1939.(France a..., June 01, 2004
Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab.(Ver..., June 01, 2004
Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Regime, 1647-1785.(France and French..., June 01, 2004
The Sounds of Milan, 1585-1650.(Early Music)(Book Review), June 01, 2004
La revolution des Bouffons: I'opera italien au Theatre de Monsieur 178..., June 01, 2004

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.