CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. 1. THE KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS 1
5. 2. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES: 1300-1500 20
6. 3. THE RENAISSANCE: 1500-1600 35
7. 4. THE EARLY BAROQUE PERIOD: 1600-1675 77
8. 5. THE LATE BAROQUE PERIOD: 1675-1750 108
9. 6. THE ROCOCO PERIOD: 1725-1775 156
10. 7. CLASSICISM: 1770-1830 184
11. 8. ROMANTICISM: 1830-1900 230
12. 9. IMPRESSIONISM AND THE NEW MUSIC: 1900-1940 272
13. NOTES 307
14. SOURCES 311
15. INDEX 319