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Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments Paperback – 1 April 1948

• ISBN-10 0393097161
• ISBN-13 978-0393097160
• Edition Annotated
• Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date 1 April 1948
• Language English
• Dimensions 15.49 x 2.54 x 23.62 cm
• Print length 464 pages
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Annotated edition (1 April 1948)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393097161
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393097160
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.49 x 2.54 x 23.62 cm
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Keyboard Pedagogue; ESSAY ON THE TRUE ART OF PLAYING KEYBOARD. INSTRUMENTS. By Cad Philipp Emanuel Bach. Translated from the German and edited by William J. Mitchell. 445 pp. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. $6.

By H. George Laurence.

• March 13, 1949

THE synthesis of pedagogue and artist is rarely found in the history of music. A composer often lacks the inclination to explain to others not only what he has fully absorbed, but are what he is using to develop new, intensely personal modes of expression. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments

C.P.E. Bach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1948

ISBN 10: 0393097161 ISBN 13: 9780393097160

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Condition: good. Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Annotated. Used - Very Good.

Bach, C. P. E., Mitchell, William J.

Published by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1948

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Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

Published by Ernst Eulenburg Ltd., 1974

ISBN 10: 090387301X ISBN 13: 9780903873017

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1948

Seller: Ergodebooks , Houston, TX, U.S.A.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Annotated. Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments is a classic of musical literature in the true sense of the word. The many ramifications of Bach's comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell, brought to his task a long standing familiarity with C. P. E. Bach.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.02.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. William J. Mitchell (ed, transl)

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1949

Seller: Moe's Books , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Cover is lightly worn, particularly along edges. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments (Paperback or Softback)

Published by W. W. Norton & Company 11/17/1948, 1948

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Bach, C. P. E.

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Condition: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 2.12.

Seller: Books Unplugged , Amherst, NY, U.S.A.

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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.45.

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1949

Seller: Peninsula Books , Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. "The present edition of Bach's 'Versuch uber die wahre Art des Clavier zuspielen' is the first complete English translation, having been preceded only by excerpts and sections which appear principally in books by Dannreuther, Dolmetsch, and Arnold." A portion of this book was first published privately by Bach in 1753. This is the first complete US edition issued in 1948 in a hardcover edition and in the original black cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering over a red background. There is a bit of light wear to the covers (no edgewear) and a small previous owner sticker on the front free end paper, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no bookplates. Contains a bibliography in the rear. ; Musical Scores; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 449 pages.

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Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments by C.P.E. Bach [Paperback ]

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Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2024

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Carl Philipp Em Bach

Published by W. W. Norton and Company, 1948

Seller: PBShop.store US , Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Mitchell, W. J. (trans and ed)

Published by W. W. Norton & Company NULL, 1948

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Facsimile. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9780393097160.

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Seller: GoldenDragon , Houston, TX, U.S.A.

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Paperback. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment.

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK , Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom

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