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A History of the Harpsichord - by Edward L Kottick (Hardcover)

A History of the Harpsichord - by  Edward L Kottick (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Kottick draws on his extensive technical knowledge and experience as a harpsichord builder to detail the changing design, structure, and acoustics of the instrument over six centuries.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>A History of the Harpsichord</em> brings together for the first time more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and drawings of harpsichords in public museums and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. Edward L. Kottick draws on his extensive technical knowledge and experience as a harpsichord builder to detail the changing design, structure, and acoustics of the instrument over six centuries.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Instrument maker, scholar, researcher, author, and lecturer, musicologist Edward L. Kottick built his first harpsichord in 1963. He has investigated the instrument's acoustical properties as well as its historical aspects, and has published articles on the harpsichord in both scientific and scholarly journals.</p>

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