"The 'Essay on the True Art of Playing the Keyboard' by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is a significant technical book that serves both as a practical guide for piano playing and as a theoretical document of music aesthetics. It offers innovative approaches to playing technique, ornamentation, and the refinement of figured bass playing. This new edition is particularly valuable for anyone engaged in the stylistically appropriate interpretation of Early Music. It includes modernly notated musical examples, important additions from later editions, a detailed index, and a new table of contents, making it a useful workbook for self-study and university instruction.".