Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book II (moderately easy)
Editor: Dr. Richard Jones
Price: £8.50
Grade(s)/Level(s): 3, 4
Instrumentation: Piano solo, Harpsichord, Keyboard
Format: Sheet Music
Extent: 64 pages
ISBN: 9781854724595
- a collection of the keyboard music of the period 1600 - 1750, offering a fairly representative selection of the forms, styles and composers of that period
- provides both scholarly performing editions and sources of enlightenment on performance conventions
- edited by Dr Richard Jones, a leading Bach scholar recently lauded for his edition of The Well-Tempered Clavier
Contents
- George Frideric Handel arr. Dr. Richard Jones Air in Bb, HWV 471
- George Frideric Handel arr. Dr. Richard Jones Air in E, HWV 425 (Saraband)
- George Frideric Handel arr. Dr. Richard Jones Air in G minor, HWV 467
- Jean Baptiste Loeillet Aire in G minor, from ‘Lessons for the harpsichord or spinnet’
- J. S. Bach arr. Dr. Richard Jones Allemande in G minor, BWV 837, from ‘Clavierbuchlein for W. F. Bach’
- Locke An Antick Dance
- M Greene Andante in A, from ‘A Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord’
- Lebègue Bourrée in A, from ‘Second Livre de Clavessin’
- Frescobaldi Corrente seconda in A minor
- Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia in C, Second Dozen, No. 2: 2nd movement, Gayment (Gavotte en Rondeau) in A minor
- Graupner Gavotte in G
- John Barrett arr. Dr. Richard Jones Jigg in F
- Rameau La Boiteuse, from ‘Pieces de Clavecin’
- L Couperin La Pastourelle
- Dandrieu La Prévenante, from ‘Pieces de Clavecin’, Book 1
- Rameau Le Lardon: Menuet, from ‘Pieces de Clavecin’
- F Couperin Le Petit-Rien, from 14th Ordre, ‘Pieces de Clavecin’, Book 3
- Johann Mattheson Loure in G minor, from ‘Pieces de Clavecin’
- J. S. Bach Menuet I & II, BWV 825/5 & 6
- Clerambault Menuet I and II in C, from ‘Premier Livre de Pieces de Clavecin’
- L Couperin Menuet in C
- Böhm arr. Dr. Richard Jones Menuet in D
- Georg Philipp Telemann Menuet in D minor, from ‘Der getreue Music-Meister’
- J. C. F. Fischer Menuet in F, from ‘Musicalisches Blumen-Buschlein’, Op. 2
- William Croft Minuet in C minor
- G. Le Roux Passepied in F, from ‘Pieces de Clavecin’
- J. S. Bach arr. Dr. Richard Jones Polonaise in D minor (from Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
- Kuhnau Praeludium in G, from ‘Neuer Clavier Ubung’, Part 1
- Locke Prelude in C, from ‘Melothesia’
- John Blow arr. Dr. Richard Jones Saraband in C fa ut
- W. Lawes Saraband in G minor
- Chambonnieres Sarabande in C
- Roseingrave Sarabande in E minor, from ‘8 Suits of Lessons for the Harpsichord’
- Froberger Sarabande in F, from ‘10 Suittes de Clavessin’
- Henry Purcell Sefauchi’s Farewell, Z. 656
- D. Scarlatti arr. Arnold Goldsbrough Sonata in A, Kp. 83, L. S31
- D. Scarlatti arr. Arnold Goldsbrough Sonata in D minor, Kp. 32, L. 423 (Aria)
- Thomas Arne arr. Dr. Richard Jones Sonata No. 4 in D minor: 2nd movement, Siciliano in F
- George Frideric Handel arr. Dr. Richard Jones Sonatina in Bb, HWV 585
- William Croft Song Tune in G minor
- Henry Purcell Suite No. 1 in G, Z. 660: 2nd movement, Almand
- Daquin Suite No. 1: 7th movement, Les Bergeres (The Shepherdesses) Part 1
- Dieupart Suite No. 2 in D: 6th movement, Passepied
- Jeremiah Clarke arr. Dr. Richard Jones The Bonny Gray Ey’d Morn
- John Barrett arr. Dr. Richard Jones The Catherine
- John Blow arr. Dr. Richard Jones Theatre Tune
- Jeremiah Clarke arr. Dr. Richard Jones Trumpet Tune in D
Publication Date: 7th February 1991
Reviews
Press reviews
‘a good introductory guide to the historical context of the pieces and to their appropriate performance... an excellent introduction to the repertoire, and the introductory material and footnotes to its performance practice.’ Musical Times
