France 1-This brand-new series is intended as a guide to the keyboard music of the 16th to 19th centuries for pupils of the piano and the harpsichord as well as of other early keyboard instruments. Each volume contains pieces by well-known and lesser-known composers from one country or region. The main purpose of the series is to extend the repertoire and stylistic knowledge of both pianists and harpsichordists while also presenting fine pieces and typical genres based on original sources. Our edition retains the performance indications of the composers' manuscripts and contemporary editions. Each volume includes:- suggestions for stylistically appropriate performance bothon the piano and on period instruments- suggested elaborated versions of some pieces and excerpts- a fold-out list of ornamentation signs and the composers' own tables of ornamentation signs- biographies of the composers and the sources of the pieces- translations of foreign-language performance indications. The two volumes devoted to French keyboard music includes close to 50 showy and relatively easy works - preludes dances suites rondeaux and character pieces - from the early 16th until the late 18th century (ordered chronologically).This publication is printed on high-quality age-resistant paper that is produced in an environmentally-friendly climate-neutral manner using renewable raw materials.

Harpsichord Pieces LP. 78 is a set of works for Harpsichord written by Joseph Hector Fiocco and edited by Diana Petech. This edition includes a really complete preface with comments and advice to work through this book and explanations of all the symbols that can be found in it. It features 24 pieces divided in two suites with the second suite set in a more traditional layout than the first one. The name of each piece is also not especially appropriate regarding their style. First suite: - L’anglaise - L’harmonieuse - La plaintive - La villageoise - Les promenades - L’inconfiante - L’italienne - La française - L’adagio - L’alegro - L’andante - La vivace Second suite: - L’alemande - La legère - La guigue - La farabande - L’inquiette - La gavotte - Les menuets - Les sautèrelles - L’agitée - Les zéphirs - La musette - La fringuante Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741) is a Belgian harpsichordist who had Italian origins.He was Deputy Choir Master at the court and resigned to become Choir Master in another French city. He composed numerous religious music works.

Essercizi per gravicembalo - A cura di M. Moiraghi (supervisione E. Fadini). The 10th volume of Domenico Scarlatti?s Sonate per clavicembalo represents a crucial landmark of this series, i.e. the thirty Essercizi per gravicembalo (London, 1738-39) at the heart of the composer?s production. For a long time, the style of these sonatas and their role in the history of keyboard music has been debated. But nobody had ever examined thoroughly the key aspects of textual criticism, intended not only as a detailed reconstruction of the text, but as a philological study with a full scope. This volume is the first step in such direction. The musical text of this edition is the result of a systematic comparison of all the eighteenth century printed and manuscript sources preserving Scarlatti?s treasured Essercizi. In some cases, the edition presents an alternative version of the same sonata, based on the sources? examination and sometimes showing an intricate web of authorial variants. The detailed Critical Notes take into account all the variants handed down by the sources. Many topics are discussed in the rich Introduction, first and foremost the historical context and the genesis of Scarlatti?s sonatas. Furthermore, other important topics are investigated, such as: the relationship between the Essercizi and the rival Londonese edition by Roseingrave: the role and chronology of the contemporary French editions, known under the name of Boivin: the early interventions of anonymous performers.

Par FIOCCO / PETECH. Harpsichord Pieces, LP. 78 is a set of works for Harpsichord, written by Joseph Hector Fiocco and edited by Diana Petech. This edition includes a really complete preface, with comments and advice to work through this book and explanations of all the symbols that can be found in it. It features 24 pieces divided in two suites, with the second suite set in a more traditional layout than the first one. The name of each piece is also not especially appropriate regarding their style. First suite: - L'anglaise - L'harmonieuse - La plaintive - La villageoise - Les promenades - L'inconfiante - L'italienne - La française - L'adagio - L'alegro - L'andante - La vivace Second suite: - L'alemande - La legère - La guigue - La farabande - L'inquiette - La gavotte - Les menuets - Les sautèrelles - L'agitee - Les zephirs - La musette - La fringuante Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741) is a Belgian harpsichordist who had Italian origins. He was Deputy Choir Master at the court and resigned to become Choir Master in another French city. He composed numerous religious music works./ Recueil / Clavecin