{"product_id":"historical-harpsichord-technique-developing-la-douceur-du-toucher-hardcover","title":"Historical Harpsichord Technique: Developing La Douceur Du Toucher - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYonit Lea Kosovske\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYonit Lea Kosovske surveys early music and writing about keyboard performance with the aim of facilitating the development of an expressive tone in the modern player. Reviewing the work of the pedagogues and performers of the late Renaissance through the late Baroque, she gives special emphasis to \u003ci\u003ela douceur du toucher\u003c\/i\u003e or a gentle touch. Other topics addressed include posture, early pedagogy, exercises, articulation, and fingering patterns. Illustrated with musical examples as well as photos of the author at the keyboard, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Harpsichord Technique \u003c\/i\u003ecan be used for individual or group lessons and for amateurs and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYonit Kosovske performs on both modern and historical keyboard instruments as a soloist and chamber artist. She has produced several solo CDs, the most recent of which include \u003ci\u003eLa Gracieuse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrench chaconnes, passacailles, \u0026amp; preludes\u003c\/i\u003e (La Douceur, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eKeyboard Music of Girolamo Frescobaldi\u003c\/i\u003e (Focus, 2010). Kosovske lives in Ireland, where she performs as a freelance artist and teaches at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454376657074,"sku":"9780253356475","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6f7da52f2175bab0e67787c3ad309842_7afad99b-5320-458b-8556-27fdccbb011f.webp?v=1778849536","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/historical-harpsichord-technique-developing-la-douceur-du-toucher-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}