Talk:Pièces de Clavecin

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[edit] Note on title

I don't intend to start a "move war" over this but I'd just like to note this was at Pieces de clavecin (no accents) because that was the spelling used by the original French editions and is the version used by Grove.--Folantin (talk) 08:36, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Folantin is quite right: the names are rather fluid - note the 2nd set were published for "clavessin". Also, the 1741 republication of the earlier editions have the added accent, per the ongoing reforms of French orthography in the 18th Century. My basic feeling is we should go with the original title, but there may be a naming protocol of which I am unaware, in which case please excuse my ignorance. Here is the list of keyboard compositions from Groves, which should still be considered definitive, the updated dating of the recent Barenreiter editions notwithstanding. Eusebeus (talk) 15:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Premier livre de pieces de clavecin (Paris, 1706, repr. 1741 as Pièces de clavecin … oeuvre premier): Prélude, a; Alemande, a; 2e alemande, a; Courante, a; Gigue, a; 1ère sarabande, a; 2e sarabande, A; Vénitienne, A; Gavote, a; Menuet, a; Jc, G
  • Pieces de clavessin avec une methode pour la mechanique des doigts (Paris, 1724/R, rev. 1731 as Pieces de clavecin avec une table pour les agrémens): Menuet en rondeau, C; Allemande, e; Courante, e; Gigue en rondeau, e; 2e gigue en rondeau, E; Le rappel des oiseaux, e; lr rigaudon, e; 2d rigaudon, E; Double du 2d rigaudon, E. Musette en rondeau, E; Tembourin, e; La vilageoise, rondeau, e; Les tendres plaintes, rondeau, d; Les niais de Sologne [with 2 doubles], D; Les soupirs, D; La joyeuse, rondeau, D; La follette, rondeau, D; L’entretien des Muses, d; Les tourbillons, rondeau, D; Les cyclopes, rondeau, d; Le lardon, menuet, D; La boiteuse, d; Jc, G
  • Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin … avec des remarques sur les différens genres de musique (Paris, c1729–30, rev. 2/after 1760/R): Allemande, a; Courante, a; Sarabande, A; Les trois mains, a; Fanfarinette, A; La triomphante, A; Gavotte [with 6 doubles], a; Les tricotets, rondeau, G; L’indifferente, g; Menuet, G; La poule, g; 2e menuet, g [intended to be paired with the previous menuet]; Les triolets, G; Les sauvages, g; L’enharmonique, g; L’egiptienne, g; Jc, G

Rameau was notoriously bad at spelling. IIRC that's why we have Pigmalion rather than Pygmalion. --Folantin (talk) 15:47, 24 May 2008 (UTC)