Fantasia No. 1 (Suite): I. Toccata for Harpsichord (Sheet Music)

This is the sheet music for the Harpsichord Toccata from Fantasia No. 1, a suite of five pieces based on or related to the Toccata. Possessing the mood but forgoing the structural components of the keyboard sonatas by the eighteenth century Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian masters, the Toccata has a free form, rhapsodic quality with rapidly developing sections. In its original form this piece, like many of the earlier toccatas, was designed for the purpose of testing the capabilities of various keyboard instruments. Now, it has been revised and recomposed as a study in instrumentation. The Harpsichord Toccata is the first of its three arrangements. To listen to an excerpt or purchase the mp3 audio file, click on the second link at the left of my Author Spotlight page. A brief e-mail to the composer at [email protected] stating what you like or dislike about this piece or its preview would be greatly appreciated.