Couperin -- L'Art de toucher le Clavecin
by Francois Couperin
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Piano - Early Advanced; Intermediate; Late Intermediate

SKU: AP.580

Composed by Francois Couperin. Edited by Margery Halford. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. 84 pages. Alfred Music #00-580. Published by Alfred Music (AP.580).

ISBN 9780739007600. UPC: 038081001906. English.

An important 18th-century instruction book, Couperin's The Art of Playing the Harpsichord contains valuable information on technique, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation and keyboard performance style. Halford's scholarly introduction includes a biographical sketch of the composer, a thorough discussion of French Baroque ornamentation and a useful summary of Couperin's style. The eight preludes used by Couperin to illustrate his approach are musical gems rarely found in other collections.