Modern Clavichord Music

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Like many early musical instruments revived in the 20th century the clavichord has since developed a contemporary repertoire of its own. Although nowhere near as large as that for the harpsichord it comprises some 500 works by more than 300 composers written over a century and includes music by such well-known names as Lennox Berkeley Peter Maxwell Davies Stephen Dodgson Friedrich Gulda Alun Hoddinott Herbert Howells Nicola Le Fanu and Per Nørgård. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book outlines the clavichord revival that began in England in the 1890s; the instrument makers performers and composers that contributed; and looks at the influence of competitions and recordings in creating a new repertoire. There are chapters aimed at present-day players and composers and a complete catalogue of works together with a discography and a detailed bibliography.</span></p>