Frescobaldi Toccata 3: How to Play Frescobaldi

FRESCOBALDI TOCCATA 3: HOW TO PLAY FRESCOBALDI / Girolamo Frescobaldi was a revolutionary early Baroque composer and he wrote some amazing music for the harpsichord, including Toccata 3, from his first book of toccatas and partitas. In this video, I not only perform Frescobaldi Toccata No. 3, but I also go step-by-step through how Frescobaldi himself said to play his toccatas, as laid out by him in the preface to his 1616 edition of the first book of toccatas. This video is for you if you want to learn more about how to play Frescobaldi or even if you’re just interested in learning more about him and his music! __________ 0:00 Intro 0:52 Info About the Frescobaldi Toccatas and the Frescobaldi Preface 1:28 Frescobaldi Toccata Openings 2:03 Tempo 2:55 Cadences and the Ends of Sections 3:14 Mood and Affect 3:47 Downward Leaps 4:26 Suspensions 5:00 Added Lombardic Rhythm 5:50 Paired Fingerings 6:07 16th-Notes in Both Hands 7:24 Trills During Passagework 8:12 Trills and Passagework at the End of Sections 8:35 Meantone Temperament 10:59 Performance of Frescobaldi Toccata 3 __________ Here’s a link to Frescobaldi’s preface (in Italian) in the 1616 edition of the toccatas: http://www.meantone.altervista.org/fr... And here’s one for the original, 1615 edition (also in Italian): http://www.meantone.altervista.org/fr... There is an English translation (with notes) of both prefaces by Christopher Stembridge, which I believe can be found in one of the more recent modern editions of Frescobaldi’s works. __________ DR. ALICE CHUAQUI BALDWIN. For more about me, check out my website: https://www.alicebaldwinmusic.com/ __________ Connect with me on social: Facebook:   / achuaquibaldwin   Instagram:   / achuaquibaldwin   Twitter:   / achuaquibaldwin      / @harpsichord   https://www.alicebaldwinmusic.com/ #Harpsichord #Frescobaldi #BaroqueMusic