Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments (English and German Edition)

Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments is a classic of musical literature in the true sense of the word.

The many ramifications of Bach's comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell, brought to his task a long standing familiarity with C. P. E. Bach.