{"product_id":"complete-keyboard-works-series-two-ordres-xiv-xxvii-and-miscellaneous-pieces-paperback","title":"Complete Keyboard Works, Series Two: Ordres XIV-XXVII and Miscellaneous Pieces - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancois Couperin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His melodic imagination displays admirable freshness. He possesses a delicate harmonic sense. His themes show the inspirations of an impassioned musician: perfectly created, firm in line, vivid, and enduring in color. His art never wavers; it consistently exhibits a magnificent technique.\" -- John Gillespie, \u003ci\u003eFive Centuries of Keyboard Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis famous edition, prepared a century ago by Johannes Brahms and Friedrich Chrysander, presents all of the 27 keyboard suites, or Ordres, by the great French composer François Couperin (1668-1733). Also included are the Allemande and 8 Preludes from Couperin's famous harpsichord treatise, \u003ci\u003eL'Art de Toucher le Clavecin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn these magnificent works (there are over 200 compositions in the two volumes) lies the supreme achievement of French keyboard music, a rich source of subtle, sometimes startling, always pleasurable music for keyboard artists and students at every level of expertise. The moods, rhythms, and melodies of these distinctive compositions range across a broad musical spectrum, from crisp gavottes to noble sarabandes, from flowing allemandes to lively gigues. Some of the pieces suggest carnival merriment, others tender reflection; most have colorful and mysterious names. Couperin's virtuoso command of harpsichord style, his magnificent technique, and ever-fresh melodic imagination pervade them all.\u003cbr\u003eWitty, graceful, and tuneful, the keyboard works of Couperin represent a wonderful legacy of late-baroque masterpieces. Beautifully reproduced in this inexpensive edition, they make abundantly clear the justice of Bach's intense admiration for Couperin's music and the aptness of the French master's surname -- \"le grand.\"\u003cbr\u003eNote: Series Two contains Ordres 14-27 plus 8 Preludes and Allemande from \u003ci\u003eL'Art de Toucher le Clavecin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10.96 x 8.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756101796128,"sku":"9780486257969","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/236d6b0dae82c8e42b48c9bcaa20f9fa.webp?v=1780074219","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/complete-keyboard-works-series-two-ordres-xiv-xxvii-and-miscellaneous-pieces-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}