Harpsichord in America : a twentieth-century revival / Larry Palmer.

Author/creator Palmer, Larry
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1989.
Descriptionxiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents A passion for collecting -- An explorer arrives: Arnold Dolmetsch -- Dolmetsch's American legacy -- The incomparable Wanda Landowska -- Lewis Richards, American harpsichordist -- Landowska's American circle -- Made in America: harpsichords? -- New generation, new aesthetic: Ralph Kirkpatrick -- Two "first ladies of the harpsichord" -- A golden age: Landowska returns -- The past is future -- Marathon man: Fernando Valenti -- Kits, records, and all that jazz.
Abstract This volume presents an overview of the harpsichord's return to musical life in the United States, often relying on the observations of contemporary writers, both in the press and in letters. Where necessary, the author reaches beyond the confines of the title, both in time and geographically, to put this content in context.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: pages 189-194.
LCCN 88045446
ISBN0253327105

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML651 .P3 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold