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Date: | Wed, 30 Nov 1994 11:24:36 -0500 |
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Nick D'Antoni requests suggestions in locating repertory in various national
styles. For the French works, may I suggest you take a look at my _French
Harpsichord Music of the 17th Century_ and _A Catalogue of French Harpsichord
Music 1699-1780_ (the latter co-authored by David Fuller, with an appendix
up-dating the earlier work). While there is no attempt there to point out the
degree of difficulty of various works, you will find the complete repertory
gathered together, with modern editions cited. Given my French prejudices, it
won't surprise anyone, I suppose, that I'd encourage you to include a short
unmeasured prelude in the "easy" category (not one of the Louis Couperin essays
that are really French toccatas). I find these a very good way to introduce the
harpsichord to pianists because the notation and concept is sufficiently
strange to them that pianistic habits don't come to the fore and they can more
quickly get a feel/ear for the harpsichord.
--Bruce Gustafson
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