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Rediscovering classical keyboard style.
How was 18th-century keyboard music played? We will never fully know because we have no recordings from that time. There are, however, two available paths toward rediscovering classical style: one is to play the keyboard instruments that existed during that era, primarily the clavichord and fortepiano (18th-century piano). The second path is to find out what musician-writers of the time had to say. This article explores some of the principles set forth by authors of the period, as well as suggests some ways these may be incorporated into the performance of solo keyboard music by Haydn and Mozart.
In the mid-18th century, a plethora of "how-to" method books became ...
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- Magazine article from: Notes Schott, Howard September 1, 1997 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Notes Doherty, Brian March 1, 2005 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, Rediscovering classical keyboard style.