M543 Week 1 (Week of January 13)

Historical Background to the 18th Century

Keyboard instruments in the first half of the 18th Century

Reading:

NG2: Entry on The Harpsichord:

 Initial entry heading

1. Structure (be sure to look at illustration)

3. c1590 to c1700

• (ii)Transalpine Europe outside the low Countries
• (a) France
• (be sure to look at figure 2)
• (b) England
• (c) Germany
• (d) Austria
• (e) Spain
• (iii) Italy

Entry on The Clavichord:

• Initial entry heading

1. Structure and tone production (be sure to look at figure 1)

4. 18th-century Germany