Description

This edition features 27 keyboard compositions representing the Baroque styles of Italy, England, France, and Germany. The editors provide guidance for performers on selecting suitable ornaments for each piece. Additionally, the publication includes discussions on the keyboard instruments of the era, along with concise biographies and notes pertaining to each composition.

Songs / Content

• AriaSalvator Rosa (composer)
• Aria in C MajorBernardo Pasquini (composer)
• Aria in C MinorBernardo Pasquini (composer)
• Aria in D MinorDomenico Scarlatti (composer)
• Ayre in C MajorJohn Blow (composer)
• Ayre in D MinorJohn Blow (composer)
• Branle de BasqueLouis Couperin (composer)
• FugueGeorg Philipp Telemann (composer)
• FugueJohann Pachelbel (composer)
• GavotJohn Blow (composer)
• GavotteGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• GigueGeorg Böhm (composer)
• HornpipeHenry Purcell (composer)
• Le Petit-RienFrançois Couperin (composer)
• Menuet en RondeauJean-Philippe Rameau (composer)
• Minuet in C MinorJeremiah Clarke (composer)
• Minuet in G MajorJeremiah Clarke (composer)
• MinuettoAlessandro Scarlatti (composer)
• New MinuetHenry Purcell (composer)
• PaspieFrançois Dieupart (composer)
• Prelude in C MajorJohann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• SarabandGeorge Frederic Handel (composer)
• SarabandeJaques Champion De Chambonnières (composer)
• SarabandeJohann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Sarabande en RondeauGeorg Böhm (composer)
• Two NoëlsMichel Corrette (composer)
• VolteLouis Couperin (composer)