I thought it would be a useful project to gather in one place the publications and recordings by ralph kirkpatrick as well as the publications about him.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I uncovered some publications by and about him that might not be generally known. I decided not to include reviews of his concerts because he played hundreds of concerts throughout the world in his fifty-year career and these were one-time events.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I did, however, decide to include reviews of his books, music editions, and recordings because the books, particularly the scarlatti biography, were so influential and because two of the books are still in print and widely used.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom the music editions are also still used and although most of the recordings are out of print, they are probably still being collected. Most of the publications included are in english although I have included foreign language publications when possible.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I have consulted numerous databases and library catalogues for information and have looked at many of the publications listed here. For the recordings, I have had to rely, for the most part, on the information provided in databases and catalogues.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I thank richard warren and suzanne eggleston lovejoy for information they provided about the kirkpatrick collection at the yale music library.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I do not claim to have compiled a comprehensive bibliography but I hope that the information provided here will be of use to those interested in the career of ralph kirkpatrick.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom

Ralph kirkpatrick, an eminent harpsichordist and scholar, was one of the most influential figures in the revival of the harpsichord in the twentieth century.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he was also an important figure in the re-evaluation of baroque performance practices that began in the 1930’s and 40’s. He not only performed on the harpsichord but on the clavichord and fortepiano as well.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he played the modern piano for pleasure and occasionally in performance. He was known especially for his performances of bach and scarlatti but he also performed and recorded music by, among others, mozart, rameau, couperin, byrd, and purcell.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he was very interested in contemporary music and played music by composers such as henry cowell, walter piston, quincy porter, elliott carter, igor stravinsky, and darius milhaud.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom A number of works were written specifically for him, including carter’s double concerto for harpsichord and piano with two chamber orchestras.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom

Kirkpatrick began his career at harvard where he was studying fine arts. The university acquired a harpsichord in 1929 and he was given the opportunity to learn how to play the instrument.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in may 1930, he gave his first public harpsichord recital in paine hall at harvard. After graduating in 1931, he traveled to europe on a john knowles paine fellowship.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he studied with nadia boulanger and wanda landowska in paris, with arnold dolmetsch in england, and with gunther ramin and heinz tiessen in germany.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in january 1933, he made his european concert debut in berlin performing bach’s goldberg variations. He also performed several concerts in italy, including a clavichord recital in 1933 at the florence villa of bernard berenson.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he was a member of the faculty at the mozarteum in salzburg during the summers of 1933 and 1934. In april 1934, he performed bach on the clavichord at the new music school in new york city.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom this may have been the first public clavichord recital ever heard in new york city.

In 1936, he was awarded a guggenheim fellowship to study seventeenth and eighteenth-century chamber and keyboard music in europe.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in 1938, he inaugurated a festival of baroque music at the governor’s palace in williamsburg, virginia and, for a number of years, he continued to be the adviser and principal performer in annual festivals there.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in 1940, he was appointed to the music faculty at yale university and he remained at yale until his retirement in 1976. His pupils included distinguished harpsichordists such as william christie, albert fuller, mark kroll, martin pearlman, and fernando valenti.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in the 1940’s, he gave numerous recitals throughout the united states and europe and he was one of the first artists invited to perform in germany in 1948 through the sponsorship of the U.S.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom government’s visiting artist program. He played a number of concerts in berlin, including one with the berlin philharmonic, as well as a concert in leipzig with the gewandhaus orchestra.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom

While in europe during the 1940’s, he continued his research into the life and works of domenico scarlatti which he had begun in the late 1930’s.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he discovered descendants of domenico scarlatti living in madrid and they provided him with valuable sources of information. Twelve years of research culminated in kirkpatrick’s acclaimed biography of scarlatti, published in 1953.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in this book, he also catalogued scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas and this catalogue has become the standard source for identification of the sonatas.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom in 1953, kirkpatrick’s edition of 60 scarlatti sonatas was published and he also recorded these sonatas for columbia.

In 1956, deutsche grammophon gesellschaft, the german recording company, selected kirkpatrick to record all of the keyboard works of johann sebastian bach, with the exception of the works for organ, for its archiv label.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he recorded most of the works on the harpsichord but recorded the entire well-tempered clavier on both the harpsichord and the clavichord. He finished the project in the late 1960’s and a number of the recordings were received with great acclaim, particularly the recordings of the well-tempered clavier.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom

Kirkpatrick continued to perform concerts throughout the world, playing at many of the major european festivals and performing with a number of orchestras in the united states and europe.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he was selected to perform at alice tully hall at lincoln center shortly after its opening in 1969. He also gave a number of concerts at lincoln center ‘s philharmonic hall (now avery fisher hall), including a mozart program in which he played the harpsichord as well as the eighteenth-century and modern pianos.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he became totally blind in the mid-1970’s which caused him to cut back on performances and travel, but he did continue to give concerts and learn new music.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he played a recital at the first boston early music festival in 1981 that commemorated the 51st anniversary of his first public concert.

In addition to being an extraordinarily accomplished musician, kirkpatrick was fluent in french, german, and italian and read widely in these languages.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he used his knowledge of spanish and portuguese to translate documents for his biography of scarlatti. He was also a collector of books and prints and his house was filled with works by artists such as durer and rembrandt.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom after kirkpatrick died in 1984 at the age of 72, his art collection was given to the yale university art gallery. The gallery mounted a special exhibition of these works in 1985.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom kirkpatrick’s papers were bequeathed to the music library at yale university. According to the library, they include over one hundred 20th-century works for harpsichord, many either dedicated to or commissioned by kirkpatrick.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom they also include source materials, notes, and correspondence related to the various editions and translations of his biography of domenico scarlatti.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom