Composition: Instructions for Playing the Harpsichord (Falkener, Robert)

Title Instructions for Playing the Harpsichord
Alternative title Instructions for Playing the Harpsichord. Wherein is fully explained the Mystery of Thorough Bass; with Divers other Material Things hitherto kept a Profound Secret by the Musical Society. To which is added, Exact Rules for Tuning the Harpsichord; With all the different-sized Wires used in that Instrument
Creators Robert Falkener (composer)
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Instrumentation harpsichord
continuo
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First published 1770
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Composition types Methods, Performance practice, Organology
Language English
Period Classical
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