Essays in Honor of Christopher Hogwood The Maestro's Direction
by Donahue, Thomas; Hogwood, Christopher; Brauchli, Bernard; Crowell, Gregory; Cunningham, Bridget; Klaus, Sabine K.; Levin, Robert D.; Martin, Darryl; Richards, Annette; Smith, Eleanor; Skowroneck, Tilman; Tomita, Yo; Troeger, RichardFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-11-05
Publisher(s): Scarecrow Press
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Summary
Christopher Hogwood has had considerable influence in the latter half of the twentieth century in advocating the historically informed performance of early music. In honor of Hogwood's seventieth birthday in 2011. Thomas Donahue has collected writings from those who have been inspired by the distinguished keyboard player, music editor, writer, and conductor.
Author Biography
Thomas Donahue is a musician and instrument builder. His works include Gerhard Brunzema: His Work and His Influence (1998); Anthony Newman: Music, Energy, Spirit, Healing (2000); A Guide to Musical Temperament (2005); and A Style and Usage Guide to Writing about Music (2010), all published by Scarecrow Press.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Abbreviations | p. xiii |
| Christopher Hogwood Chronology | p. xv |
| From the Virginal to the Spinet: Domestic Keyboard Instrument Manufacture and Use in Stuart England | p. 1 |
| Reading Soul from Manuscripts: Some Observations on Performance Issues in J. S. Bach's Habits of Writing His Music | p. 13 |
| Handel's Visit to Dublin, 1741-42 | p. 41 |
| Picturing the Moment in Sound: C. P. E. Bach and the Musical Portrait | p. 57 |
| John Crang: His Workshop and Surviving Claviorgan | p. 91 |
| Thoughts on Articulatory Notation in Haydn's Solo Keyboard Music | p. 121 |
| What Keyboard Instrument Did Mozart Envision for His Concerto in D major, K. 175? | p. 137 |
| Square Pianos in German-Speaking Areas at the Time of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Their Possible Uses in His Works | p. 157 |
| Two Eighteenth-Century Swedish Clavichords in American Collections | p. 181 |
| Beethoven and the Clavichord | p. 197 |
| Stringband Design for Fretted Clavichords | p. 209 |
| Afterword: How to Evade Autobiography | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 249 |
| About the Contributors | p. 255 |
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