The History of Keyboard Music to 1700

by Willi Apel, Hans Tischler (Translator)

This classic work has served a generation of pianists, organists, and harpsichordists and remains a necessity for every serious keyboard musician today. It is a detailed chronological survey from the 14th century to the end of the 17th. Beginning with the earliest sources, Professor Apel examines national styles and individual composers as well as the careers of the many evolving musical forms and instruments. Much of the material is organized by period and by national style areas - from Poland to Portugal. A monument of scholarship, this indispensable reference work is also remarkably user-friendly and engagingly written throughout.

Genres: Music

896 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Apel studied mathematics at the Universities of Bonn and Munich and the University of Berlin. Although pursuing mathematical studies, Apel continued to stud piano and gave music lessons.

Apel became a renowned musicologist and became a professor of musicology at Indiana University in 1950. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 1972.

He died in Bloomington, Indiana in March 1988.

Reviews

[Travis Whaley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book probably should not be read cover-to-cover.