In recent decades interest has turned towards a contextualized understanding of creative processes in music, and keyboard studies appears well placed to contribute to the exploration of this wider concern.The essays collected here encompass the range of research in the field, bringing together contributions from performers, organologists and music historians.Questions relevant to issues of creative practice in various historical contexts, and of interpretative issues faced today, form a guiding thread.Its scope is wide-ranging, covering the mid-sixteenth to early twentieth century.
