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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instanceOf harpsichordist
human
musicologist
awardReceived Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain) NERFINISHED
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
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis NERFINISHED
employer Yale University
era 20th-century classical music
fieldOfWork historically informed performance
musicology
fullName Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED
gender male
genre Baroque music
influenced performance practice of Baroque keyboard music
instrument clavichord
harpsichord
knownFor authoritative Scarlatti scholarship
chronological catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas
language English
movement early music revival
nationality American
notableFor performances of Baroque keyboard music
performances of works by Domenico Scarlatti
performances of works by Johann Sebastian Bach
notableStudent Albert Fuller NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (selections) NERFINISHED
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas NERFINISHED
residence New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
specialization music of Domenico Scarlatti
music of Johann Sebastian Bach
spouse Gwendolyn Toth Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED
workLocation New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
wrote Domenico Scarlatti (book) NERFINISHED
Early Years (autobiographical writings) NERFINISHED
Interpreting Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED

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Kirkpatrick hasNotableBearer Ralph Kirkpatrick