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THE DIAPASON MARCH, 2007 First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ Oberlin, Ohio Cover feature on pages 30–31 recording artist) as well as performances series: March 18, Bach birthday con- of Buxtehude’s organ and choral works cert; April 22, Eastertide concert; May THE DIAPASON by David Rothe and Scarlatti sonatas 20, members of the Santa Barbara AGO A Scranton Gillette Publication played on harpsichord, fortepiano, mod- chapter. For information: Ninety-eighth Year: No. 3, Whole No. 1168 MARCH, 2007 ern piano and organ by Robert Bowman. <www.trinitysb.org>. Established in 1909 ISSN 0012-2378 Bowman will also lead a performance of J. S. Bach’s Musical Offering. For infor- The Cathedral of the Madeleine, An International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, mation: <[email protected]>. Salt Lake City, continues its music the Harpsichord, the Carillon and Church Music series: March 18, Founders Day concert The Church of St. Ignatius Loy- (Pärt, Berliner Mass; Rachmaninov, ola, New York City, continues its music Vespers); May 18 and 20, The series: March 14, Michel Bouvard; May Madeleine Festival Concert (Bernstein CONTENTS Editor & Publisher JEROME BUTERA [email protected] 10, Paul Halley, Andrew Henderson, and Ives). For information: 847/391-1045 and Renée Anne Louprette, works for <www.saltlakecathedral.org>. FEATURES organ, piano, and harpsichord by Paul Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006): Halley. The choir and orchestra are fea- The Church of the Covenant, A Memoir tured on March 28, music of Wagner Cleveland, Ohio, has announced its by James McCray 20 Associate Editor JOYCE ROBINSON [email protected] and Mendelssohn (Symphony No. 2), spring music events: March 19, Todd The University of Michigan 847/391-1044 pre-concert recital by Renée Anne Wilson and Cleveland Institute of Music 46th Conference on Organ Music Louprette; and April 25, music of Bach organ majors, Bach birthday concert; by Marcia Van Oyen 21 and Handel, pre-concert recital by K. 3/22, 29, and April 5, noontime Lenten Contributing Editors LARRY PALMER Scott Warren. For information: concerts; April 1, Stainer, The Crucifix- Pipes with Digital— Harpsichord <www.saintignatiusloyola.org>. ion; 4/6, Kevin Kwan and Todd Wilson, Not Digital with Pipes! by Joseph E. 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For infor- tion for organ, The Kilgore Suite, nized for his years of artistry, dedica- New Jersey, continues its recital/vespers mation: <www.stmarycathedralsf.org>. received its world premiere on January tion, and loyalty to the church, and was series Sundays at 6 pm: March 11, Kaori 21, 2007, in a recital given by Lorenz praised for maintaining the highest level Hongo: 3/18, Evensong; 3/25, Mark The Chico Bach Festival (at Cali- Maycher at First Presbyterian Church, of standards in church music. As a sur- Laubach; April 1, Vespers for Palm Sun- fornia State University, Chico), March Kilgore, Texas, in honor of the 25th prise guest, organ builder Nora day; 4/15, Rutgers Brass, Scott Whiten- 13–15, has revised its offerings, follow- anniversary of James Lynn Culp as Williams was brought in by the church er, conductor; 4/22, Vernon Williams; ing the cancellation by Harald Vogel, organist of the church. The work, com- for the event. Mrs. Williams installed 4/29, Michael Diorio; May 6, Giorgio who instead will come to the Chico Bach missioned by the First Presbyterian the church’s 1949 Aeolian-Skinner Parolini; 5/13, Gwendolyn Toth; 5/20, Festival in February 2008.
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    ISSUE No. 14 Published by ‘The British Harpsichord Society’ JUNE 2020 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION 1 A word from our Guest Editor - DAN McHUGH 2 FEATURES • Of keyboard Duets and Chess: REBECCA CYPESS 4 Sympathy and Play in the Enlightenment Salon • Jurow Reflections DAN McHUGH 11 • Writing for the Harpsichord: one Composer’s View MARK JANELLO 16 • Cadence patterns in Bach recitative: FRANCIS KNIGHTS 24 a Guide for Continuo Players • Taking a Walk with Bach: PENELOPE CAVE 34 Interpreting Bach’s 2-part Inventions • A musical celebration: Mark Ransom (1934-2019) Various Contributors 35 A Concert, a Poem and Memories IN MEMORIAM • Elizabeth de la Porte (1941 – 2020) PAMELA NASH 50 • Kenneth Gilbert (1931 – 2020) HANK KNOX 51 REPORT • BHS Recitals at Handel & Hendrix in London 55 Please keep sending your contributions to [email protected] Please note that opinions voiced here are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the BHS. All material remains the copyright of the individual authors and may not be reproduced without their express permission. INTRODUCTION ••• Welcome to Sounding Board No.14 ••• It is now a long eight months since our last edition, back then none of us could have foreseen the strange world in which we now live, with all concerts cancelled or at best postponed. Now, making music together is only possible with the aid of technical wizardry and with the audience firmly placed on the other side of a computer screen. The Covid 19 pandemic has certainly had a huge impact on all the Arts but especially on the Music industry.
  • Rafael Puyana (1931-2013) Restauró La Identidad Del Clave

    Rafael Puyana (1931-2013) Restauró La Identidad Del Clave

    Rafael Puyana (1931-2013) Restauró la identidad del clave Dos extremos marcan el repertorio de la música oída en el siglo XX: el de la mirada contemporánea facilitada por la creación con el estreno de nuevas obras, y el del retorno al pasado apoyado en la recuperación de un corpus de carácter histórico cuyos criterios interpretativos hubo que investigar y reconstruir. A partir de esta doble mirada hay que entender el trabajo del clavecinista Rafael Puyana (Bogotá, Colombia, 14 de octubre de 1931 - París, Francia, 1 de marzo de 2013), un pionero del instrumento. El éxito como intérprete del teclado lo tuvo garantizado desde bien temprano. A los 6 años inició los estudios de piano con su tía, continuándolos con Giacomo Marcenaro. Tiene 13 al hacer su debut en el Teatro Colón de Bogotá y tres más cuando viaja a Boston dispuesto a perfeccionar la técnica en el Conservatorio de Nueva Inglaterra. Allí empieza a interesarse por el clave, entonces difundido por la gran Wanda Landowska, avanzadilla en la investigación de la música antigua pero todavía insatisfecha con la calidad de los instrumentos de época que se restauran. Por ello encarga a la fábrica de pianos francesa Pleyel que construya un clavecín, de curiosa estructura pianística y sonido punzantemente metálico, que inaugura en el festival Bach de Breslau en 1912. Ese instrumento le acompañaría en sus conciertos por todo el mundo llamando la atención de compositores como Francis Poulenc y Manuel de Falla que vieron posibilidades y al poco le dedican, respectivamente, el “Concierto para clave y cinco instrumentos” y el “Concierto campestre”.