Download or read book Five Centuries of Keyboard Music written by John Gillespie and published by Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1965 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practicing musician and professor of music offers the first work in English to comprehensively survey the development of solo keyboard works. The author discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.