Talk:L'art de toucher le clavecin

A serious article: worth expanding
Compliments for an authoritative, if concise, treatment of F. Couperin's L'Art de Toucher.

It would be good if it also mentioned important merits of it that are not always apparent, not even to readers of the work:

1. It is the main source for the prevailing keyboard fingering system in use in Europe c.1680-1740, the so-called high Baroque era of most major keyboard works by d'Anglebert, Rameau, Handel, F. Couperin, J.S. Bach and others. (The matter is treated extensively in a book: http://finger.braybaroque.ie/)

2. Tough the treatment of inégales is minimal (one short sentence), the treatment of fingerings is extensive, and they have serious implications in the performance of inégales. (This topic is also treated extensively in a book: http://play.braybaroque.ie/)

Kind regards

Dr. C. Di Veroli — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diveroli (talk • contribs) 00:54, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments! I'll be busy in real life for the next few days, but after that I'll take a closer look at these issues and hopefully expand the article. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:28, 3 September 2011 (UTC)