Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning

by Jean Denis

The Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (1643/50) was the first French document to discuss keyboard performance practice in any detail. Jean Denis was both a harpsichord builder of renown and the organist of a prominent Parisian church, and he thus qualifies as an authority worthy of careful study.

The treatise addresses numerous matters of interest to both scholars and performers, including temperament, ornamentation, fugue, and the use of the organ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052131402X
• ISBN13: 9780521314022
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"