The Eighteenth Century Fortepiano Grand And Its Patrons

Author : Eva Badura-Skoda
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253022646

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The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons by Eva Badura-Skoda Pdf

“Badura-Skoda addresses the place of the piano in the eighteenth century from the perspective of a scholar and performer” (Eighteenth-Century Music). In the late seventeenth century, Italian musician and inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori developed a new musical instrument—his cembalo che fa il piano e forte, which allowed keyboard players flexible dynamic gradation. This innovation, which came to be known as the hammer-harpsichord or fortepiano grand, was slow to catch on in musical circles. However, as renowned piano historian Eva Badura-Skoda demonstrates, the instrument inspired new keyboard techniques and performance practices and was eagerly adopted by virtuosos of the age, including Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, Clementi, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Presenting a rich array of archival evidence, Badura-Skoda traces the construction and use of the fortepiano grand across the musical cultures of eighteenth-century Europe, providing a valuable resource for music historians, organologists, and performers. “Badura-Skoda has written a remarkable volume, the result of a lifetime of scholarly research and investigation. . . . Essential.” —Choice

Author : Anthony DelDonna
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108477611

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Instrumental Music in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples by Anthony DelDonna Pdf

This book demonstrates the cultivation of instrumental genres by Neapolitan musicians and its significant stature at the royal court. Drawing on archival documents and musical sources, it paints a compelling history of local instrumental music culture and contributes to a wider ethnographic portrait of Naples in the late eighteenth-century.

Author : Vincenzo Niola,Alessandro Gasparetto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030558079

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Advances in Italian Mechanism Science by Vincenzo Niola,Alessandro Gasparetto Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of IFToMM ITALY, held online on September 9-11, 2020. It includes peer-reviewed papers on the latest advances in mechanism and machine science, discussing topics such as biomechanical engineering, computational kinematics, the history of mechanism and machine science, gearing and transmissions, multi-body dynamics, robotics and mechatronics, the dynamics of machinery, tribology, vibrations, rotor dynamics and vehicle dynamics. A valuable, up-to-date resource, it offers an essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and will inspire further investigations and research.

Author : Noelle M. Heber
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783275717

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J. S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures by Noelle M. Heber Pdf

In Johann Sebastian Bach's Lutheran church setting, various biblical ideas were communicated through sermons and songs to encourage parishioners to emulate Christian doctrine in their own lives. Such narratives are based on an understanding that one's lifetime on earth is a temporal passageway to eternity after death, where souls are sent either to heaven or hell based on one's belief or unbelief. Throughout J. S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures, Bach scholar Noelle M. Heber explores theological themes related to earthly and heavenly 'treasures' in Bach's sacred music through an examination of selected texts from Bach's personal theological library. The book's storyline is organised around biblical concepts that are accented in Lutheran thought and in Bach's church compositions, such as the poverty and treasure of Christ and parables that contrast material and spiritual riches. While focused primarily on the greater theological framework, Heber presents an updated survey of Bach's own financial situation and considers his apparent attentiveness to spiritual values related to money. This multifaceted study investigates intertwining biblical ideologies and practical everyday matters in a way that features both Bach's religious context and his humanity. This book will appeal to musicologists, theologians, musicians, students, and Bach enthusiasts.

Author : Luca Lévi Sala,Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351800884

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Muzio Clementi and British Musical Culture by Luca Lévi Sala,Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald Pdf

Recent scholarship has vanquished the traditional perception of nineteenth-century Britain as a musical wasteland. In addition to attempting more balanced assessments of the achievements of British composers of this period, scholars have begun to explore the web of reciprocal relationships between the societal, economic and cultural dynamics arising from the industrial revolution, the Napoleonic wars, and the ever-changing contours of British music publishing, music consumption, concert life, instrument design, performance practice, pedagogy and composition. Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) provides an ideal case-study for continued exploration of this web of relationships. Based in London for much of his life, whilst still maintaining contact with continental developments, Clementi achieved notable success in a diversity of activities that centred mainly on the piano. The present book explores Clementi’s multivalent contribution to piano performance, pedagogy, composition and manufacture in relation to British musical life and its international dimensions. An overriding purpose is to interrogate when, how and to what extent a distinctive British musical culture emerged in the early nineteenth century. Much recent work on Clementi has centred on the Italian National Edition of his complete works (MiBACT); several chapters report on this project, whilst continuing to pursue the book’s broader themes.

Author : Stewart Pollens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108421997

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A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments by Stewart Pollens Pdf

The first comprehensive technical and historical study of stringed keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to modern times.

Author : Robert Doran
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781580469395

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Liszt and Virtuosity by Robert Doran Pdf

A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contemporaries.

Author : Robert Lewis Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : MUSIC
ISBN : 9781580469623

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Bach and Mozart by Robert Lewis Marshall Pdf

Interpretive and biographical essays by a major authority on Bach and Mozart probe for clues to the driving forces and experiences that shaped the character and the extraordinary artistic achievements of these iconic composers.

Author : Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253067296

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The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition by Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts Pdf

Originally published in 1997, The Pianist's Bookshelf, was, according to the Library Journal, "a unique and valuable tool." Now rewritten for a modern audience, this second edition expands into the 21st century. A completely revised update, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, comes to the rescue of pianists overwhelmed by the abundance of books, videos, and other works about the piano. In this clear, easy-to-use reference book, Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts survey hundreds of sources and provide concise, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the reader hours of precious research time. In addition to the main listings of entries, such as "Chamber Music" and "Piano Duet," the book has indexes of authors, composers, and performers. A handy reference from the masters of piano bibliography, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, will be an invaluable resource to students, teachers, and musicians.

Author : Laurie Lawlor
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823457397

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What Music! by Laurie Lawlor Pdf

Strings quivered. Notes shimmered. Meet best friends acclaimed composer Ludwig van Beethoven and bold female entrepreneur Nannette Streicher in this lively and lyrical nonfiction picture book. In a tall, narrow building on a wide avenue pianos plinked and plunked day and night. Everyone in quiet Augsburg knew the Stein home. What music! In 1787, aspiring yet unknown composer Ludwig van Beethoven arrives at young Nannette Stein’s home. What follows is a decades-long friendship that persists whether life hits a low or high note. Acclaimed nonfiction writer Laurie Lawlor deftly depicts how these two fascinating friends—a composer with hearing loss and a woman who became an innovative piano maker in a time that discouraged female entrepreneurship—fought the odds and worked together in perfect harmony. The author of picture book biography Fearless World Traveler, Lawlor masterfully uses forgotten historical letters, a glossary, and rich back matter on both friends’ lives and art to introduce readers to the man behind the music, from his loud laughter to his crushing handshake. Complete with Fearless World Traveler collaborator Becca Stadtlander’s intricate mixed-media artwork, What Music deftly dives into musical history–and herstory–in an intimate yet expansive picture book biography that hits just the right note.

Author : Miro Roman,Alice _ch3n81
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783035624052

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Play Among Books by Miro Roman,Alice _ch3n81 Pdf

How does coding change the way we think about architecture? This question opens up an important research perspective. In this book, Miro Roman and his AI Alice_ch3n81 develop a playful scenario in which they propose coding as the new literacy of information. They convey knowledge in the form of a project model that links the fields of architecture and information through two interwoven narrative strands in an “infinite flow” of real books. Focusing on the intersection of information technology and architectural formulation, the authors create an evolving intellectual reflection on digital architecture and computer science.

Author : Katalin Komlós
Publisher : Oxford Monographs on Music
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015033340020

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Fortepianos and Their Music by Katalin Komlós Pdf

Eighteenth-century pianos shaped and influenced the music that was written for them. However, although organological studies probe the instrument in ever more detail, and musical criticism focuses increasingly on the musical repertoire, the relationship between the two has not been properly examined. This book concentrates on the keyboard writing of the last third of the eighteenth century, as inspired by the fundamentally different constructions of the German/Viennese and the English pianoforte. The highly articulated languages of Mozart and his Viennese contemporaries, and the more robust, pre-romantic style of Duzzek and his London colleagues reflect the very characteristics of these respective instruments. Beyond the scrutiny of the music, attention is given also to the players. The differentiation between professionals and amateurs is addressed, and contemporary sources help provide a description of late eighteenth-century performing styles; such a survey offers new insight into the living art of the pianoforte during a most important period in its history.

Author : Harold Bauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Piano music
ISBN : UGA:32108027355216

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Tunes from the eighteenth century by Harold Bauer Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Music
ISBN : HARVARD:32044043849959

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The Musical World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015012788207

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Ovation by Anonim Pdf