Early Keyboard Instruments in European Museums »

EDWARD L. KOTTICK, Emeritus Professor of Musicology at the University of Iowa, is author of The Harpsichord Owner's Guide. A builder himself, he writes a regular column in Continuo magazine for owners and builders.GEORGE LUCKTENBERG, Adjunct Professor of Music and Artist-in-Residence at Reinhardt College, has been director of the Aliénor Harpsichord Composition Awards since 1980.

"Information for when you travel. By country and city, you are guided to the best instrument collections in Europe. For each site is provided a substantial discussion of the instruments, location, address, and hours of admission. There are abundant black and white (many full-page) photos, a glossary of terms associated with earlier instruments, and an index of makers." — Piano & Keyboard

Growing out of the authors' visits to 47 collections in Europe, this lively guidebook offers intimate glimpses at a great variety of instruments. It focuses on the more important and unusual holdings in each museum, such as the Cristofori pianos in Rome and Leipzig and the earliest known English double-manual instrument — a 1700 harpsichord by Tisseran, now in Oxford. In addition, the authors provide travelers with essential information for each museum.

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Arranged by country (16) and city (35) the authors describe the contents of 47 museums. They examine the history & past owners of instruments and reflect upon their evolution. Address, 'phone, hours are given for each museum together with the treasures found there. The subjects are "stringed" keyboard instruments. Many b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.