The Clavichord: A Comprehensive Bibliography

Abstract

Stuttgart in 1857 for an English amateur, Joseph Street; and a number of Swedish clavichords are thought to date from as late as the middle of the century).' A tradition in the Dolmetsch family also states that the clavichord has been in continuous use in their family since the time of C. P.E. Bach.2 Collectors, makers and players have been writing about the instrument for over a century, and the present bibliography is a reflection both of that fact, and of the increase of interest in the clavichord witnessed in the last decade or two. This has been apparent in Germany, the United States, Britain, and especially, the Netherlands. The Nederlands Clavichord Genootschap has been in existence for six years, publishing a journal, Het Clavichord, and similar societies have recently been founded in Germany and Britain. I have attempted to include below all written material relevant to the history, music, makers and players of the clavichord from the Middle Ages to the present day. The majority of the works cited are published, although reference has also been made to a number of unpublished papers; comparatively little of this material has been listed in standard bibliographies. In the interests of space, all bibliographic entries from Edwin Ripin's Grove VI article on the clavichord have not been duplicated, as they can be easily consulted there.3 Most of the relevant information in Grove VI can be found under the articles 'Clavichord', 'Pedal Clavichord', 'Cembal d'amore', 'Chekker', 'Monochord' and 'Bebung'; and revised or updated versions of some of these are printed in The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984), and the