Book/Online Audio Piano/Keyboard SKU: HL.289752
A History of Keyboard Technique. Hinshaw Music. Piano Reference, Technique. Softcover Audio Online. 456 pages. Hinshaw Music #HMO194. Published by Hinshaw Music (HL.289752). ISBN 9781934596135. UPC: 888680916817. 9.0x12.0x1.047 inches.
This book traces keyboard playing from its beginnings to the end of the 19th century. It discusses all the instruments – organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano, including quotes from letters, diaries, reviews, and method books. There are chapters dedicated to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, and major sections on such great performers and composers as Frescobaldi and Couperin to Debussy and Rachmaninoff. This book belongs in the library of every keyboard performer and teacher.
