Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments / Edition 1

by Carl Philipp Emanuel (C. P. E.) Bach, William J. Mitchell

Overview

Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments is a classic of musical literature in the true sense of the word.

The many ramifications of Bach's comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell, brought to his task a long standing familiarity with C. P. E. Bach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393097160
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	11/17/1948
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	466
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

William J. Mitchell was a professor of music at Columbia University who specialized in the history of musical theory.

William J. Mitchell was a professor of music at Columbia University who specialized in the history of musical theory.