List of historical harpsichord makers
This list shows the spatial and temporal allocation of historical harpsichord makers and manufacturers of related instruments such as virginal , spinet and clavichord . They are sorted according to historical regional building traditions.
Overview of the geographic timeline
Below is an overview of the most famous harpsichord makers. This list is incomplete. Some belong to dynasties of producers, while others have only made one-off pieces that have survived and have achieved some notoriety.
- Notes on the timeline
- People whose date of birth or death is unknown are marked with an asterisk (*). In these cases, the first or last data that could be found for this person was shown in the timeline. In many cases these are the data of the oldest or youngest instrument that can be assigned to this person.
- When the piano gained increasing importance towards the end of the 18th century , many manufacturers built both instruments until the time when the harpsichord was superseded.
- The first line includes some of the most important composers of their time who composed for the harpsichord (with the exception of Schubert and Brahms).
- In the lower part of the representation there are events that were important for the harpsichord or represent the historical context.
Italian harpsichord maker
More detailed description of the Italian harpsichord makers:
- Notes on the overview
- People whose date of birth or death is unknown are marked with an asterisk (*). In these cases, the first or last data that could be found for this person was shown in the timeline. In many cases these are the data of the oldest or youngest instrument that can be assigned to this person.
Flemish harpsichord maker
Overview of Flemish harpsichord makers, which also includes important Flemish emigrants in other regions.
- Notes on the overview
- People whose date of birth or death is unknown are marked with an asterisk (*). In these cases, the first or last data that could be found for this person was shown in the timeline. In many cases these are the data of the oldest or youngest instrument that can be assigned to this person.
- If only the date of birth is known, the person has been marked with a double asterisk (**).
- Well-known harpsichord makers who were born in Flemish but then emigrated to other regions have been assigned to the tradition for which they worked.
- Note that Ioes Karest and Johann Daniel Dulcken , the founders of the famous dynasty, are listed here as "Flemish" even though they actually came from Germany (see below).
French harpsichord maker
Overview of important French harpsichord makers, including those who emigrated to other areas.
- Notes on the overview
- People whose date of birth or death is unknown are marked with an asterisk (*). In these cases, the first or last data that could be found for this person was shown in the timeline. In many cases these are the data of the oldest or youngest instrument that can be assigned to this person.
German harpsichord maker
Overview of important German harpsichord makers, including those who emigrated to other areas.
- Notes on the overview
- People whose date of birth or death is unknown are marked with an asterisk (*). In these cases, the first or last data that could be found for this person was shown in the timeline. In many cases these are the data of the oldest or youngest instrument that can be assigned to this person.
- Well-known harpsichord makers from German-speaking countries who emigrated to other countries are also listed here, but with the background of the color of the tradition for which they worked. Note that two of the most important Flemish farmers were actually Germans: Ioes Karest from Cologne and Johann Daniel Dulcken, the founder of the famous 18th century dynasty.
- Making harpsichords was often seen as the easier job for organ builders. However, some manufacturers also specialized in these instruments.
literature
- Donald Boalch: Makers of the harpsichord and clavichord 1440-1840 . 3. Edition. Oxford University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-19-318429-X .
- Grant O'Brien: Ruckers: a harpsichord and virginal building tradition . Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-06682-2 .
- Edward L. Kottick: A history of the harpsichord . Indiana University Press, Bloomington 2016, ISBN 978-0-253-02347-6 .
- Jeffery T. Kite-Powell: A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music . Indiana University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-253-01377-4 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edward L. Kottick: A History of the Harpsichord. Indiana University Press, Bloomington (Indiana) 2003, p. 31.
- ↑ Edward L. Kottick: A History of the Harpsichord. Indiana University Press, Bloomington (Indiana) 2003, p. 284.
- ↑ EL Kottick: History of the Harpsichord, 2003, Indiana University Press, pp 299-353