20th Century Harpsichord Works, by Carole Terry

20th Century Harpsichord Works

by Carole Terry

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1.	Sonata for Harpsichord : I. Andante sostenuto; allegro 03:26	buy track
2.	Sonata for Harpsichord: II. Adagio 02:42	buy track
3.	Sonata for Harpsichord: III. Vivace 03:13	buy track
4.	Four Fancies for Harpsichord: I. Excentrique 02:47	buy track
5.	Four Fancies for Harpsichord: II. Mirror Bagatelle 02:48	buy track
6.	Four Fancies for Harpsichord: III. Musette 01:24	buy track
7.	Four Fancies for Harpsichord: IV. Danza ostinata 04:04	buy track
8.	Spiders 03:12	buy track
9.	Set of Four: I. Rondo 04:17	buy track
10.	Set of Four: II. Ostinato 02:42	buy track
11.	Set of Four: III. Chorale 04:14	buy track
12.	Set of Four: IV. Fugue and Resume 05:08	buy track

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Works by Vincent Persichetti, William Albright, Ned Rorem, and Henry Cowell

“I don't miss the orchestra when I'm writing for the harpsichord. Most of the harpsichord players I know aren't very active. They spend their time playing figured bass, accompanying other instruments, I try to give them something else to do. They can play as loud as an orchestra, be whatever they want to be." —Vincent Persichetti

Writing for the harpsichord in this century has in a way paralleled the recovery of historical instrument- making styles. The harpsichords for which most of the modern repertoire was conceived are those from the early years of the harpsichord revival in which piano technology combined with a late romantic taste to produce large and complicated "plucking pianos" with multiple registers of extreme and contrasted tonal color, and pedals for instant timbral changes. Such harpsichords "improve" on the piano as a sort of miniature orchestra, and "orchestration" is the main interest of music written for them.
—David C. Calhoun/Ante Musica Seattle, Washington

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released January 1, 1986

Carole Terry, harpsichord

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Composers Recordings, Inc. Brooklyn, New York

CRI (Composers Recordings, Inc.) was founded in 1954 by Otto Luening, Douglas Moore and Oliver Daniel. CRI was dedicated to the promotion of new music by American composers, releasing over 600 recordings on LP, cassette and CD over its 49 year history, New World Records assumed ownership of CRI in 2006, since which time its entire catalog has been digitized for streaming, download & CD-R purchase. ... more