Are there are good books out there on writing piano/harpsichord music from the baroque time, like writing a suite or something. I'd like it to cover the harmony of 2 parts because my "Anne Butterworth:harmony in practice" is for SATB.

I love the baroque style, especially solo piano pieces.!

thanks

will

Well, if you're really serious about this you could get 'Counterpoint' by Kurt Kennan. It's very thorough, but it's not easy, or cheap.

Also, the pedant in me wants to point out that Baroque composers would nearly always have written for harpsichord, not piano.

But it is possible to play harpsichord pieces on a piano right?

I am only in my teens and not exactly an expert...would you still recommend this book? Christmas is coming up

I looked it up on the internet but I can't find it. Maybe The Study of Counterpoint by JJ Fux.

thanks

will

I very nearly replied saying it wouldnt.shouldnt be for piano but i didnt,
You can guess what books ill suggest reading!
*SCORES*


(P.S youll thank the Pedants of the forum when in a theory exam, you are asked 'what instrument is this likely to be written for, and you remember Bach didnt write for piano!)

You can play Harpsichord music on piano, but it would sound completely differet-

Pedals on a piano altar the tone, and can sustain notes - no pedals on a harpsichord
Dynamics can be changed on a piano - harpsichord always plays the same volume
Overall sound is way different.

But stuff like his preludes and fugues sound ok, I'm doing one for G.8, so the ABRSM must think they still have some crediblity ,

maybe "The Study of Counterpoint by JJ fux"?

Yeah, that one might be a good one to work through, as long as you realise you won't be writing Bach-style fugues by the end of it. That book as far as I know (someone can correct me if I'm wrong) is really just about basic part-writing and doesn't really cover keyboard textures or imitative polyphony. Plus the language is pretty archaic in places. But yeah, it would be worth getting, I think.