Ralph Kirkpatrick
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Ralph Kirkpatrick was an American harpsichordist and musicologist renowned for his authoritative scholarship and performances of Baroque keyboard music, especially the works of J.S. Bach and Domenico Scarlatti.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Kirkpatrick canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
harpsichordist
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human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain)
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honorary doctorate from the University of Basel ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-04-13 ⓘ |
| describedAs | authoritative interpreter of Baroque keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| developed | Kirkpatrick numbering system for Scarlatti sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Schola Cantorum Basiliensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historically informed performance
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musicology ⓘ |
| fullName | Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| influenced | performance practice of Baroque keyboard music ⓘ |
| instrument |
clavichord
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harpsichord ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative Scarlatti scholarship
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chronological catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | early music revival ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances of Baroque keyboard music
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performances of works by Domenico Scarlatti ⓘ performances of works by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Albert Fuller
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Kenneth Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor at Yale University ⓘ |
| recorded |
Bach: Goldberg Variations
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (selections) NERFINISHED ⓘ Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization |
music of Domenico Scarlatti
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music of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| spouse | Gwendolyn Toth Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Domenico Scarlatti (book)
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Early Years (autobiographical writings) NERFINISHED ⓘ Interpreting Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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