Augusta CAMPAGNE & Markus GRASSL | ›Universum rei harmonicae concentum absolvunt.‹ | The Harpsichord in the Sixteenth Century

This volume explores various topics related to 16th-century keyboard music. These include aesthetic concepts of keyboard playing, the spread of the harpsichord in the 16th century, keyboard notation and its distinctive features, issues of tempo, rhythm, and ornamentation, as well as iconographic sources as a basis for reconstructing playing techniques.

It brings together the results of a conference held in 2021 at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The contributions cover a broad spectrum of aspects of musical style, repertoire, and performance practice, as well as the sociocultural significance of plucked instruments in the 16th century. The book is intended for musicologists and musicians.

Published in Open Access as an HTML version in June 2024

About the Editors
Augusta Campagne taught harpsichord and basso continuo at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Her research focuses on early keyboard accompaniment and harpsichord music of the long 16th century.

Markus Grassl is a professor at the Institute for Musicology and Performance Studies at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His research focuses on early instrumental music, French Baroque music, and the history of performance, particularly of older music in the 20th century.