Clavichord for beginners.

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COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 -- CLAVICHORD FOR ALL KEYBOARDISTS; What Is a Clavichord?; Clavichord for Keyboard Beginners; For Harpsichordists; For Players of Early Pianos; For Modern Pianists; For Organists; For Singing Clavichordists; A Personal Note for Aspiring Clavichordists; 2 -- PREPARING TO PLAY; Ways of Relaxing; Touch Awareness; Finger Awareness, Seated; Finger Interaction, Seated; Exercise for Finger Independence; Exercise for Flexible Wrists; Getting to Know Your Clavichord; Position at the Keyboard; Control of Tone and Pitch.

3 -- CLAVICHORD LESSONS, SERIES ILesson One: Lowering a Key Soundlessly; Lesson Two: Making a Sound; Lesson Three: Playing Two Notes in a Row; Lesson Four: Including a Raised Key; Lesson Five: Bach's Cantabile Touch; Lesson Six: Producing a Cantabile (Singing) Sound; Lesson Seven: Cantabile with Fingers 4 and 5; Lesson Eight: Cantabile with the Thumb; Lesson Nine: Cantabile on Two Successive Notes; Lesson Ten: Playing Five Cantabile Tones in a Row; Lesson Eleven: Timing; Lesson Twelve: Timing for Five- Finger Patterns, Both Hands; 4 -- CLAVICHORD LESSONS, SERIES II.

Lesson One: Degrees of SoftnessLesson Two: Degrees of Loudness; Lesson Three: Crescendo and Diminuendo on Five Notes; Lesson Four: Contrast in Dynamics, Two Hands; Lesson Five: Articulation on Single Notes with One Finger; Lesson Six: Articulation on Two Notes; Lesson Seven: Leaping with One Finger; Lesson Eight: Playing Intervals with One Hand; Lesson Nine: Passagework with a Flexible Thumb; 5 -- PREPARING FOR PIECES; The Trill; The Mordent; The Turn; The Appoggiatura; The Bebung; Tragen der Töne (Portato); Ornaments in General; 6 -- ELEVEN EASY PIECES; Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813).

Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)Christian Petzold (1677-1733); Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791); Francesco Pasquale Ricci (1732-1817); 7 -- EXPLORING THE PAST: FIFTEENTH THROUGH SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES; Burgundian Lands; The Habsburg Dynasty; Spain; Italy; England; France; Germanic Countries; 8 -- EXPLORING EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY GERMANY; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788); Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813); 9 -- EXPLORING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE; Improvisation; Ensemble; Recordings; Composition for Clavichord and Electronics; APPENDIX: BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS.

About the AuthorSample of Joan Benson's Concert Venues; Reviews; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; EXTENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY; CD AND DVD CONTENTS.

Includes bibliographical references.

Written by Joan Benson, one of the champions of clavichord performance in the 20th century, Clavichord for Beginners is an exceptional method book for both practitioners and enthusiasts. In addition to detailing the historical origins of the instrument and the evolution of keyboard technique, the book describes the proper method for practicing fingering and articulation and emphasizes the importance of touch and sensitivity at the keyboard. A CD featuring Benson in performance and a DVD of interviews and lessons accompany the book, illustrating important exercises for the beginner. The discs also include discussions on topics that range from 16th-century keyboard masters to the frontiers of electronic music research [Publisher description].

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