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Harpsichord – Sheet Music, Tuition & Scores

"Brightly the keys, all twinkling, linked, all harpsichording, called to a voice to sing the strain of dewy morn..." James Joyce

The harpsichord is widely seen as the forerunner of the modern day piano, the main difference being its plucking mechanism, rather than hammers, which gives it its distinct sound, the sound of the Renaissance and the Baroque, signalling in a new dawn for early music.

Concert pitch at the time was 415 Hz, approximately a semitone lower than today, which is 440 Hz. The harpsichord it very sensitive to fluctuations in temperature and humidity, and needs to be tuned at least once a day. The tuning process only takes about 20 minutes on average, so it is a small price to pay, for a beautiful, clean tone.

Not only is the harpsichord an excellent solo instrument, for which many works (such as sonatas, suites, toccatas, variations and many more) were written by composers such as B. Sweelinck, J. S. Bach, his son C. P. E. Bach, D. Scarlatti, Handel and F. Couperin, but the harpsichord, alongside the Organ, Theorbo and Lute, plays a central role in the basso continuo in most Baroque ensembles.

The harpsichord forms the harmonic bridge between melody and bass, and its central role within the basso continuo is comparable to the modern keyboard’s function in a rock, pop or jazz band.

One of the main features of the Baroque style for harpsichord is ornamentation, such as trills, mordents, turns and tremolo, which are particularly prominent in the French Baroque with composers such as Francois Couperin and Rameau. Many such ornaments can also be found in the famous Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) by J. S. Bach.

As a favoured instrument of the bourgeoisie and royalty, the untimely end of the harpsichord was brought about by the people’s revolts of the French Revolution (1789 to 1799), harpsichords and clavichords were thrown out of the windows onto the streets of Paris in anger and burned!

With the revival of early music in the 1970s, more and more new harpsichords were built. Pioneers such as B. Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman and Nikolaus Harnoncourt reinvented Renaissance and Baroque style, and the harpsichord grew in popularity, and was once again seen on concert stages, and in chamber venues all around the world.

Today you can find harpsichords built in Flemish, French, Italian, Austrian and German styles all over the world. They all have their own individual character and tone. Historical performance practice has now become second nature for harpsichord players, and has influenced the way we approach modern keyboard instruments, and most importantly how we view the piano.

Carry on harpsichording

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I, Klav/Cemb
Johann Sebastian Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier I

Part 1: BWV 846-869
Henle Urtext Edition

for: Piano [harpsichord]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 401105

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.C. von Kerll: Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninstru, OrgmCemKlv
Johann Caspar von Kerll

Complete Keyboard Works 1

Toccaten I–VIII

for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 134915

27.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.J. Froberger: Suiten für Cembalo, Cemb/Klav
Johann Jakob Froberger

Suites for Harpsichord

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 692282

31.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.C. von Kerll: Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninst, Klav/Cemb/Or
Johann Caspar von Kerll

Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninstrumente Band 2

Canzonen I –VI / Capriccio / Battaglia

for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]

Item no.: 134917

27.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
The Amsterdam Harpsichord Tutor 1, Cemb (Lhrb)

The Amsterdam Harpsichord Tutor 1

for: Harpsichord

Music lesson book

Item no.: 154075

24.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J. Stanley: 30 Organ Voluntaries 1, OrgmCemKlv (Spiral)
John Stanley

30 Organ Voluntaries 1

Nr. 1-10 op. 5

for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]

Music score (spiral binding)

Item no.: 1549213

10.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.C. von Kerll: Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninst, Klav/Cemb/Or
Johann Caspar von Kerll

Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninstrumente Band 3

Ciaccona / Passacaglia / Suite I–IV / Ricercata

for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]

Item no.: 134919

25.85  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.C. von Kerll: Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninstru, OrgmCemKlv
Johann Caspar von Kerll

Sämtliche Werke für Tasteninstrumente Band 4

Modulatio Organica

for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]

Item no.: 134925

23.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier II, Klav/Cemb
Johann Sebastian Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier II

BWV 870-893

for: Piano [harpsichord]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 401125

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.S. Bach: Sechs Partiten BWV 825-830, Cemb/Klav
Johann Sebastian Bach

Six Partitas BWV 825–83

First Part of the Clavier Übung
Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 116748

23.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
A. Thorvaldsdottir: Fingerprints, Cemb
Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Fingerprints

Gegenwartsmusik

for: Harpsichord

Buch

Item no.: 1193606

19.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Manuale der Orgel- und Cembalotechnik, Org/Cemb (Lhrb)

Manuale der Orgel- und Cembalotechnik

Fingerübungen und Etüden 1571-1760

for: Organ [harpsichord]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 282917

51.65  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 2, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 2

Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 257377

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 9, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 9

Edizione Critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 767495

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J. Pachelbel: Suiten für Cembalo, Cemb/Klav
Johann Pachelbel

Suiten für Cembalo

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 214205

27.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 3, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 3

Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 189530

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
S.L. Burton: Ready, Set, Improvise!, Instr/Gs (Bu)
Suzanne L. Burton, Alden H. Snell

Ready, Set, Improvise!

The Nuts and Bolts of Music Improvisation

for: Instrument [voice]

Book (softcover)

Item no.: 681777

27.15  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
M. Boxall: Harpsichord Method, Cemb (Lhrb)
Maria Boxall

Harpsichord Method

Based on 16th to 18th-century sources

for: Harpsichord

Music lesson book

Item no.: 355053

29.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
G. Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Cemb/Org (2N)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini

Fiori musicali

di diversi composizioni toccate, kyrie, canzoni, capricci e recercari in partitura a quattro
Monumenti Musicali Italiani XII (2 volumes)
Girolamo Frescobaldi Opere complete XII

for: Harpsichord [organ]

2 music scores

Item no.: 697801

97.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: 25 Sonaten, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

25 Sonaten

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 138800

30.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 10, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 10

Essercizi per gravicembalo

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 779029

47.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 5, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 5

Critical Edition

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 191140

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
R. Siegel: Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin 2, Cemb (Lhrb)
Richard Siegel

Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin 2

Un choix d'exercices et de pièces pour débutants en deux volumes

for: Harpsichord

Music lesson book

Item no.: 466495

27.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 8, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 8

Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 160070

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J. Bastien: Theory and Ear Training Party, Instr/Gs (Lhrb)
James Bastien

Theory and Ear Training Party

Book D
Bastien's Invitation to Music

for: Instrument [voice]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 175467

10.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–10 working days (de)
J. Riposo: Bebop Scales, Instr/Gs (Lhrb)
Joe Riposo

Bebop Scales

Jazz Scales & Patterns in all 12 Keys
Phrase like a pro!

for: Instrument [voice]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 493356

9.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 4, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 4

No.154-213
Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 257378

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
F. Couperin: L'Art de toucher le clavecin, Cemb/Klav
François Couperin

L'Art de toucher le clavecin

Alfred masterwork edition

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 637038

20.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
G.F. Händel: Klavierwerke I-IV, Klav/Cemb (4N)
George Frideric Handel

Keyboard Works I-IV

Special edition for the Handel memorial year 2009
Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Piano [harpsichord]

4 music scores (Urtext)

Item no.: 483531

88.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Pieces for Harpsichord (Volume 1), Cemb (Bu)

Pieces for Harpsichord (Volume 1)

Le Pupitre - Heugel

for: Harpsichord

Book

Item no.: 239776

23.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 6, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 6

Sonate 274-333
Edizione Critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 191368

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
R. Siegel: Apprendre à toucher le clavecin 1, Cemb (+CD)

Türk: Moderato

Richard Siegel

Apprendre à toucher le clavecin 1

Un choix d'exercices et de pièces pour débutants en deux volumes

for: Harpsichord

Music lesson book, demo CD

Item no.: 466494

25.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Complete Color-Coded Flash Cards, Instr/Gs

Complete Color-Coded Flash Cards

for all beginning Students
89 Cards with all the Notes, Symbols and Terms needed for the first 2 Years

for: Instrument [voice]

Cards (teaching material)

Item no.: 668968

12.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 7, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 7

Sonate 334-397
Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 257379

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Music Flash Cards - Set B, Instr/Gs

Music Flash Cards – Set B

120 cards for any late elementary music student

for: Instrument [voice]

Cards (teaching material)

Item no.: 474560

11.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J.-P. Rameau: Sämtliche Clavierwerke 1-3, Cemb (3N)
Jean-Philippe Rameau

Complete Keyboard Works 1-3

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Harpsichord

3 music scores

Item no.: 142410

118.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
P. Dirksen: The Keyboard Music of Jan Piete, Org/Cemb (BuHc)
Pieter Dirksen

The Keyboard Music of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Its Style, Significance and Influence

for: Organ [harpsichord]

Book (Hardcover)

Item no.: 227700

95.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Répertoire pour le Clavecin 1, Cemb

Répertoire pour le Clavecin 1

en deux volumes : Volume 1
Texte français, anglais, allemand et espagnol

for: Harpsichord

Music score (anthology)

Item no.: 584815

27.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
The Art of the French Unmeasured Prelude Band 1-3, Cemb

The Art of the French Unmeasured Prelude Band 1-3

France 1660-1720

for: Harpsichord

Item no.: 446712

99.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.B. Christensen: 18th Century Continuo Pla, Org/Cemb (Lhrb)
Jesper Bøje Christensen

18th Century Continuo Playing

A Historical Guide to the Basics

for: Organ [harpsichord]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 155243

45.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Eichler: Generalbass - Eine Einführung, Org/Cemb (Lhrb)
Diez Eichler

Basso Continuo – An Introduction

Based on historical sources

for: Organ [harpsichord]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 671934

29.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
P. Cherici: Rule for Learning the Basso Continuo, Bc (Lhrb)
Paolo Cherici

Rule for Learning the Basso Continuo

Chordal schemes for the introduction to the practice of accompaniment in the 17th and 18th centuries on Lute, Theorbo, Guitar, Harp and Keyboard instruments

for: Basso continuo

Music lesson book

Item no.: 1557090

10.25  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Scarlatti: Sonate per clavicembalo 1, Cemb/Klav
Domenico Scarlatti

Sonate per clavicembalo 1

Edizione critica

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 388953

52.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
A. Tinazzoli: Sonate e capricci 2, Cemb/Klav
Agostino Tinazzoli

Sonate e capricci 2

Sämtliche Werke für Clavierinstrumente Band 2

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 487101

13.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J.L. Krebs: Opera completa per il clavicembalo vol. 1, Cemb
Johann Ludwig Krebs

Opera completa per il clavicembalo vol. 1

for: Harpsichord

Music score

Item no.: 648620

39.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 months
D. Buxtehude: The Collected Works 18, Cemb (Hc)
Dieterich Buxtehude

The Collected Works 18

Keyboard Woks Part, 4
Suites and Variations

for: Harpsichord

Music score (hardcover)

Item no.: 765791

125.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 months
J.M. Hauer: Zwölftonspiel, Cemb/Klav
Joseph Matthias Hauer

Zwölftonspiel

for: Harpsichord [piano]

Music score

Item no.: 687152

6.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 months
DL: G. Muffat: Partiten und Stücke, Klav/Cemb/Or
Download item
Gottlieb Muffat

Partitas and Pieces

Edition Schott

for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]

Sheet music

Item no.: 728629

13.99  €incl. VAT
Download product – instantly available.
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