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Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm
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Biography noting his place as writer and commenting on his own works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=5773
Biography from Timothy A. Smith's Sojourn pages emphasizing his relationship to Bach's fugue music. Includes internal links to related people and topics.
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Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm: Biography Marpurg began his public career as a private secretary in Paris where he associated with such eminences as Voltaire and Rameau. In 1763 Marpurg became director of the lottery in Berlin, a position he maintained until his death. Marpurg's avocation...Biographical information with comments and facsimile of his Die Kunst das Clavier zu Spielen at Cornell University.
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Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time It focuses exclusively on the art of accompaniment, including essentials of harmony and voice leading. Shown here are examples of modulating chord progressions, in tablature, which an industrious student has written into the book. Marpurg’s advice reads: Here I remind...Karadar Dictionary entry with life, summary of works, links, and MIDI audio sample.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 Marpurg began his public career as a private secretary in Paris where he associated with such eminences as Voltaire and Rameau. In 1763 Marpurg became director of the lottery in Berlin, a position he maintained until his death. Marpurg's vocation...