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What were the 2 important keyboard instruments that Bach Handel and the other Baroque composers wrote for?
Harpsichord and pipe organ.
Who wrote music for the harpsichord?
The harpsichord was the central keyboard instrument for secular settings from 1400 to 1780, and all composers who were born and lived during that period would have written their keyboard music for the harpsichord. The last major composers who wrote music for the harpsichord were Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata was written for both harpsichord and fortepiano. The most important composers for the harpsichord were: the English Virginal Composers such as Byrd, Bull, Gibbons, Farnaby, etc.; Frescobaldi, Froberger, Sweelinck, Chambonieres, L. Couperin, D'Anglebert; and of course the greatest being Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, F. Couperin, and Rameau. Most of the music written for the harpsichord since the 18th century is neither as charming, profound, sensible, or fitting to the characteristics of the harpsichord's special qualities. Rather it is merely the overlay of the modern style of music (being Atonal in nature) superimposed on that timbre, which is one reason why most music written in our time for this particular instrument finds so few enthusiasts. By contrast, the earlier styles of music grew out of an understanding of the nature and advantages of the sound of the harpsichords of those times and as such were constructed around the sound peculiar to the harpsichord.
Who played the harpsichord?
Johann Sebastian Bach played the harpsichord!!
What composers wrote cello concertos?
Composers that wrote cello concertos are Brahms and Antonin Dvolaks. Both are great composers of there time. There music is a great contribution to the art.
Who were the composers that wrote marches?
Many composers wrote marches. John Philip Sousa is probably the most famous for his marches; he was called the "March King."
What are the names of composers who wrote ternary music?
Mozart wrote ternary music.
Which keyboard instrument has strings that are plucked instead of struck when the keys are pressed?
A harpsichord was the keyboard instrument before piano fortes, the modern piano. Unlike a piano, where hammars hit the strings, a harpsichord's strings were plucked by quills, or "jacks." Harpsichords were used by Bach and other composers of that time period.
What instruments did Handel play?
piona
Who are the two composers who wrote POLKAS?
bait hoven
What instruments did Wolfgang play?
Mozart played the piano, violin, organ, harpsichord, and maybe several other instruments.
What type of keyboard was played in the renaissance period?
A harpsichord.
What composers wrote music for prepared piano?
John Cage
