Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments

Edited by William J. Mitchell

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Introduction

Part One
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Fingering
- Embellishments
General
Appoggiatura
Trill
Turn
Mordent
Compound Appoggiatura
Slide
Snap
Elaboration of Fermate
- Performance

Part Two
- Forewords
- Introduction
- Intervals and Their Signatures
- Thorough Bass
Triad (I)
Triad (II)
Chord of the Sixth (I)
Chord of the Sixth (II)
Diminished Triad
Augmented Triad
Six-Four Chord (I)
Six-Four Chord (II)
Four-Three Chord (I)
Four-Three Chord (II)
Six-Five Chord (I)
Six-Five Chord (II)
Chord of the Second (I)
Chord of the Second (II)
Five-Two Chord
Five -Four-Two Chord
Three-Two Chord
Chord of the Seventh (I)
Chord of the Seventh (II)
Seven-Six Chord
Seven-Four Chord
Chord of the Major Seventh (I)
Chord of the Major Seventh (II)
Chord of the Ninth (I)
Chord of the Ninth (II)
Nine-Six Chord
Nine-Four Chord
Nine-Seven Chord
Five-Four Chord
- Accompaniment
Unison
One-Part Accompaniment for the Left Hand
Organ Point
Appoggiaturas
Syncopated Notes
Dotted Compound Appoggiaturas
Dotted Slide
Performance
Closing Cadences
Fermata
Some Refinements of Accompaniment
Imitation
Some Precautions of Accompaniment
The Need for Figured Basses
Passing Tones
Chords that Precede their Bass Notes
Recitative
Changing Notes
Bass Themes
- Improvisation
Free Fantasia

Bibliography