Browsing RIAM Theses & Dissertations by Subject "Harpsichord music - 18th century - France"
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French basso continuo performance technique: a study of the arpeggiated gesture in the prélude non mesuré (c1650-c1720)
To compensate for the evanescent nature of the harpsichord, improvised techniques evolved within Italian and French keyboard repertoire so as to avoid ‘leaving the instrument empty’.1 In France, these techniques consisted ...