Bach and the Pedal Clavichord: An Organist's Guide

by Joel Speerstra and Hans Davidsson

An examination of the role of the pedal clavichord in understanding the work of J. S. Bach, as well as its relevance to contemporary organ performances.

Friederich Griepenkerl, in his 1844 introduction to Volume 1 of the first complete edition of J. S. Bach's organ works, wrote: "Actually the six Sonatas and the Passacaglia were written for a clavichord with two manuals and pedal, an instrument that, in those days, every beginning organist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580461352
• ISBN13: 9781580461351
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"