How Did They Play? How Did They Teach? – 2nd Edition

A History of Keyboard Technique
This book traces keyboard playing from its beginnings to the end of the 19th century. It discusses all the instruments – organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano, including quotes from letters, diaries, reviews, and method books. There are chapters dedicated to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, and major sections on such great performers and composers as Frescobaldi and Couperin to Debussy and Rachmaninoff. This book belongs in the library of every keyboard performer and teacher.

Additional Information

SKU: 00289752
UPC: 888680916817
ISBN-10: 1934596132
ISBN-13: 9781934596135
Series: Hinshaw Music
Page Count: 456
Contributors: by Sandra Soderlund