Reflections of an American Harpsichordist Unpublished Memoirs, Essays, and Lectures of Ralph Kirkpatrick

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David, Jacques-Louis (1748–1825). The most prominent and infl uential
painter of the neoclassical movement in France.
De Caro, Anita (1909–98). American painter, printmaker, sculptor. She lived in
France with her husband, Roger Vieillard, and was a friend of RK.
Delacroix, Eugène (1798–1863). French painter, draftsman, and lithographer.
RK owned a number of lithographs by Delacroix.
Diémer, Louis (1843–1919). French pianist, harpsichordist, composer, infl uen-
tial teacher, and promoter of early music.
Dolmetsch, Arnold (1858–1940). Born in France, lived in England. Dolmetsch
was an early instrument maker and a pioneer in the use of original instru-
ments in performances of early music. He worked for Chickering and
Sons in Boston, and created numerous instruments, including a harp-
sichord for Ferruccio Busoni that RK eventually purchased. RK studied
with him in England in 1932.
Dowd, William (1922–2008). American harpsichord maker. RK purchased
an instrument from Dowd in 1958 and often played his instruments in
recordings and performances in the latter part of his career. RK main-
tained a relationship with him until the end of his life.
Draper, Paul (1909–96). American tap dancer, choreographer, teacher. He
danced to the music of Handel, Vivaldi, and Scarlatti, and to jazz.
Dubois, Théodore (1837–1924). French composer, organist, teacher, author of
Traité de contrepoint et de fugue (Paris, 1901).
Eliot, T.  S. [Thomas Stearns] (1888–1965). US-born British poet, critic, play-
wright. He founded the literary journal Criterion in 1922 and was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Ely, Gertrude (1876–1970). American social worker, political activist, musician,
friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was active in the Works Progress Admin-
istration in the 1930s.
Ernst, Friedrich (dates unknown) Swiss author of Vom Cembalo (Zurich, 1946);
Der Flü gel Joh. Seb. Bachs: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Instrumentenbaues
im 18. Jahrhundert (Frankfurt, 1955); Ü ber das Stimmen von Cembalo,
Spinett, Clavichord und Klavier (Frankfurt, 1971); restorer of a Bach-style
harpsichord.
Esfahani, Mahan (1984–). Iranian/American harpsichordist, professor at
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. He has won a number
of awards for his recordings, and has been nominated for a number of
prestigious awards as a performer.
Evarts, John (1908–89). American pianist and composer. He worked as a music
offi cer in postwar Germany, coordinating cultural redevelopment activi-
ties in Berlin and Hesse.
Farinelli [Carlo Broschi] (1705–82). Italian castrato singer. The Queen of
Spain (Maria Barbara de Braganza), who owned one of the important
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