The History of Keyboard Music to 1700

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The History of Keyboard Music to 1700
Author : Willi Apel
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 20 May 1997
ISBN : 0253211417
Pages : 900 pages
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The History of Keyboard Music to 1700 by Willi Apel Book PDF Summary

This classic work is a meticulous chronological survey of music for the keyboard from the earliest extant manuscripts of the 14th century to the end of the 17th. Apel traces the evolution of keyboard instruments, genres, national schools and styles (from Poland to Portugal), and the oeuvre of many composers. A monument of scholarship, this indispensable reference work is also remarkably user-friendly and engagingly written throughout.

The History of Keyboard Music to 1700

This classic work is a meticulous chronological survey of music for the keyboard from the earliest extant manuscripts of the 14th century to the end of the 17th. Apel traces the evolution of keyboard instruments, genres, national schools and styles (from Poland to Portugal), and the oeuvre of many composers.

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