Gillespie John. Five Centuries Of Keyboard Music

Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc., 1965. — 463 p.An Historical Survey of Music for Harspichord and Piano.
John Gillespie has written an invaluable resource for anyone interested in solo keyboard music. There are brief biographies of the most important composers, and the author's recommendations of each composer's best solo keyboard works. Gillespie also mentions minor composers, and summarizes the "mood" of each musical period.String keybord instruments: their origins and development
Early keyboard music
Harpsichord music: its forms and characteristics
English keyboard music through purcell
Italian Cembalo music
The French clavecinists
Keyboard music in Belgium and Holland