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Sounding Board Issue 4

ISSUE No. 4 – May 2011
Guest Editor – KATHARINE MAY

CONTENTS

Recollections of an Inspiring Teacher- KATHARINE MAY
Stephen Dodgson’s ‘Duo Concertante’- PAMELA NASH
New findings on the possible origins of the Scarlatti Sonatas in
Münster: The role of Antonino Reggio- ANTHONY HART
Honouring Virginia Pleasants on her Centenary!- Dr. JOYCE LINDORF
The Flemish Harpsichord Society- LUDMILA TSCHAKALOVA
Trevor Beckerleg remembered- WILLIAM MITCHELL
Review of Colin Booth’s new book- PENELOPE CAVE
The Harpsichord U.A.V…an ingenious invention- MALCOLM MESSITER
Taskin’s scalings & Stringings revisited- Dr CLAUDIO DI VEROLI
Your Letters….and some of your Enquiries
..and finally the BHS Cake…………a Recipe!

ISSUE No. 3 – November 2010
Guest Editor – PENELOPE CAVE

CONTENTS

Reading between the Lines,
Couperin’s L’Art de toucher le clavecin- PENELOPE CAVE
‘Whence comes this strange language?’- an attempt to
understand the ‘character’ of Couperin’s Portraits- JANE CLARK
Writing Harpsichord Music Today- RAYMOND HEAD
We live in such fortunate times…- HELENA BROWN
The Gift of Music- Professor BARRY IFE
The BHS & BCS visit Christopher Hogwood’s Collection of
historic instruments in Cambridge- Dr. MICAELA SCHMITZ
Historical Keyboard Instruments- the Vocal Ideal
and other Historical Questions- PAUL Y. IRVIN
An Organ for the Sultan- MICHAEL ACKERMAN
and finally
Your Queries and Questions…..hopefully answered

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ISSUE No. 2 – June 2010
Guest Editor – WILLIAM MITCHELL

CONTENTS

Modifying Modern Dampers for Historical Benefits- PAUL Y. IRVIN
Mystery, Beauty & Splendour, The Harpsichords of Vincent Tiabut- STEFAN CLAESSENS
The Harpsichord on the Minden Altarpiece (1425) & painting of a Clavicytherium by Geertgen Tot Sint Jans, born c1460/1465- ARNOLD DEN TEULING
The Harpsichord, an Important Part of the Musical History of Brasil- OLIVER SEEGER
HRH Stabs Kirkman!- PETER MOLE
And finally…
A Special Birthday Cake for BHS Member CATHERINE ATTWOOD

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ISSUE No. 1 – January 2010
Guest Editor – PAMELA NASH

CONTENTS

Multiplier, Contemporary works for two harpsichords- PAMELA NASH
Alec Hodson 1900-1986, an early maker and pioneer- MICHAEL ACKERMAN
‘New’ Baroque Harpsichord Music- GRANT COLBURN
After reading Glenn Modrak’s account (Jan.’08), a Member from Northampton reflects on his own experiences in building a Spinet- DAVID HACKETT
Problem solving during the making of a Harpsichord- IRVIN PHILLIPS
Harpsichordists at the Chateau Du Mont, in Normandy- JUDY ACTON

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