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Baroque pop (sometimes called baroque rock) is a fusion genre that combines rock music with particular elements of classical music. [1] [4] [5] It emerged in the mid-1960s as artists pursued a majestic, orchestral sound [4] and is identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles (contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns) and dramatic or melancholic gestures. [3]
A substantial survey of harpsichord building around the world in the late 1960s, covering the period of struggle between piano-influenced and historically-influenced builders. Campbell Zuelicke, Kristina, The Impermanence of Obsolescence: Performance Practice Challenges in Works Written for Revival Harpsichord , doctoral diss. in Musical Arts ...
Harpsichords figure prominently, [2] [3] while oboes, French horns, and string quartets are also common. [3] It emerged in the mid 1960s as artists pursued a majestic, orchestral sound. [ 3 ]
Musicians who play the harpsichord are known as harpsichordists. This list includes post 19th-century harpsichordists. This list includes post 19th-century harpsichordists. Notable earlier harpsichordists mostly appear on the list of Baroque composers .
During the 1960s, Kirkpatrick made recordings of the complete harpsichord works of Johann Sebastian Bach (Archiv). The instruments he used for many of these recordings were ones that had recently been made by the firm of JC Neupert in Bamberg. In the 21st century, such instruments have become known as "revival" style instruments, their features ...
During the 1960s, while working as a development engineer, [5] Warner, with Eric Herz, designed harpsichords for the Cannon Guild, [6] founded by James H. Cannon, Jr. [7] [8] One of the harpsichords co-designed and built by Warner was the Baldwin Spinet Electric harpsichord [9] [10] which was used on The Beatles' song Because, [6] and for the ...
Raymond John Leppard CBE (11 August 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor.In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music; in particular, he was one of the first major conductors to perform Baroque opera, reviving works by Claudio Monteverdi and Francesco Cavalli.
Way came to harpsichord making relatively late in his life. After having built a harpsichord kit by Wolfgang Zuckermann in the late 1960s, Way wrote the "Appendix—By a Harpsichord Kit Builder" for Zuckermann's book The Modern Harpsichord, which was published in 1969 by Way's own company, October House Inc.