Reflections of an American Harpsichordist Unpublished Memoirs, Essays, and Lectures of Ralph Kirkpatrick

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manuscripts of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, bequeathed this
manuscript and several of her keyboard instruments to Farinelli.
Forkel, Johann Nicolaus (1749–1818). German music historian, theorist, bib-
liographer, and author of several important books, including Allgemeine
Geschichte der Musik (Leipzig, 1788–1801).
Fournier, Pierre (1906–86). French cellist and chamber music player. RK
played with him at the Ansbach Festival and appeared with him in a
recital at the Library of Congress in 1957.
Galuppi, Baldassare (1706–85). Italian composer of opera, sacred music, and
harpsichord sonatas.
Gerstenberg, Walter (1904–88). German musicologist, music editor, teacher,
and author of Die Klavierkompositionen Domenico Scarlattis (Bosse, 1933,
reprint 1969); editor of Tübinger Bach-Studien.
Gieseking, Walter (1895–1956). French/German pianist. He had a broad rep-
ertory, but was known especially for his performances and recordings of
the music of Debussy and Ravel. He was also a proponent of new music,
playing works by Hindemith, Busoni, and Schoenberg. In letters to fam-
ily, RK wrote with admiration about Gieseking’s playing of Bach and
Debussy.
Goff, Thomas (1898–1975). British harpsichord and clavichord maker. RK par-
ticularly admired Goff’s clavichords, which, though very small in size and
tone, he considered to be very fi ne in quality.
Goldberg, Szymon (1909–93). American violinist and conductor of Polish
birth. Conductor and soloist with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
and sonata partner with Lili Kraus.
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829–69). American pianist, composer, known for
virtuoso piano compositions. RK wrote a letter to the pianist John Kirk-
patrick in 1944 describing his pleasure in playing a number of Gottschalk
piano compositions for two and four hands with colleagues.
Goya, Francisco (1746–1828). Spanish painter, draftsman, and printmaker. RK
owned a number of etchings by Goya. These, along with the rest of RK’s
art collection, were donated to the Yale University Art Gallery.
Graham, Martha (1894–1991). American dancer and choreographer, leading
exponent of modern dance in the United States, known for her collabo-
rations with contemporary composers, including Paul Hindemith, Aaron
Copland, Samuel Barber, and Gian Carlo Menotti.
Hawkins, Erick (1909–94). American dancer and choreographer, known for
his collaborations with contemporary composers, including David Dia-
mond and Henry Cowell.
Hawkins, Sir John (1719–89). English music historian, author of A General His-
tory of the Science and Practice of Music (London, 1776; reprint New York:
Dover, 1963).
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