J. S. Bach's keyboard technique : a historical introduction / Quentin Faulkner.
| Author/creator | Faulkner, Quentin author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | St. Louis : Concordia, ©1984. |
| Description | 77 pages : facsimiles ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The nature of the evidence. Primary source material ; Decisive secondary source material ; Other secondary source material -- Position and use of fingers, hands, and body. A flawless technique ; A quiet technique ; Positions of hands and fingers ; Motion of fingers ; Equal skillfulness of fingers -- Fingering. The primary sources. The Applicato, BWV 994 ; The Praeambulum, BWV 930 -- Decisive secondary sources. The Prelude & Fugetta in C Major, BWV 870a ; Kirnberger's fingering for the "Allabreve" ; Fingering information in C. P. E. Bach's Versuch. New use of the thumb ; Increased use of accidentals ; Retention of earlier fingering practices ; Interdependence of fingering and style ; The demise of early fingerings -- Articulation. "Ordinary" articulation ; Articulation and meter -- Appendix I. Manuscript sources containing fingerings -- Appendix II. Canzona in D minor, BWV 588 ; Partita on "Sei gegrusset," BWV 768, variation I -- Appendix III. Five chorales from the Orgelbuchlein ; "Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn," BWV 601 ; "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," BWV 604 ; "Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf," BWV 617 ; "Christ lag in Todesbanden," BWV 625 ; "Liebster Jesu, wir sind heir," BWV 633. |
| Abstract | Discussion of various aspects of Bach's keyboard techniques with special emphasis on fingering. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77). |
| LCCN | 84005866 |
| ISBN | 0570013267 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.B1 F38 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |