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Professor Terence Charlston

MA, MMus, FRCO, ARAM, FÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ

Terence Charlston is a specialist performer on early keyboard instruments, particularly harpsichord, clavichord and organ. His career encompasses many complementary roles including solo and chamber musician, choral and orchestral director, teacher and academic researcher. His fascination with surviving instruments and musical sources as witnesses of lost performances have made him a frequent performer at collections of early keyboard instruments all over the world. He was a member of the quartet London Baroque between 1995 and 2007 and the ensemble Florilegium between 2011 and 2019. In recent years, he has developed a particularly close affinity with the clavichord, recording music by Froberger, and 20th- and 21st-century music including his own compositions. 

Terence is an important advocate of European keyboard music of the 17th and 18th centuries — a reflection of his artistic fascination with and critically acclaimed interpretations of this repertoire — and he has initiated many pioneering concerts and recording projects. These include editions and recordings of Carlo Ignazio Monza, Albertus Bryne, William Byrd’s My Ladye Nevell Booke, Matthew Locke’s complete organ and harpsichord music, and manuscripts and instruments belonging to the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ and many other international collections. His current research interests focus on the analysis of keyboard music, particularly counterpoint, as an aural and performed experience.

A dedicated and much sought-after teacher, he has given a significant lead for the training of younger players and for the development of practice-led research at several prestigious British conservatoires and universities, including the Royal Academy of Music, London where he founded the Department of Historical Performance in 1995.  He is Professor of Harpsichord and Chair of Historical Keyboard Instruments at the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, London. He was awarded the honorary Fellowship of the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ in 2020. 

Website:

Selected presentations

Charlston T (2020), Performing Bach's ‘Well-tempered Clavier’: structure, variation, motive and timbre [].

Selected publications

Windram HF, Charlston T, Tomita Y & Howe CJ (2022), A phylogenetic analysis of two Preludes from J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier II, Early Music, 50 (3), 373–393 [].

Woolley A, Windram HF & Charlston T (2021), English keyboard music c.1650-c.1700: a series of facsimiles of manuscript sources, vol. 2: London, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1040, Norsk Musikforlag [].

Charlston T (2020), Patterns of play: Orlando Gibbons, Simon Lohet, and J. S. Bach’s Fugue in E Major BWV 878/2. Part II, Clavichord International, 24 (1), 7-14 [].

Selected recordings

Charlston T and Perkins J (2023), Chit chat: music for two clavichords, Prima Facie PFCD 214 [].

Charlston T (2020), Froberger: complete Fantasias and Canzonas, Divine Art DDA 25204 [].

Charlston T (2020), A complete recording of the contents of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, London, Manuscript 2093 with additional keyboard pieces by Gerhard Diesineer and John Moss [].

Charlston T (2015), Mersenne’s clavichord: music from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France, Divine Art DDA 25134 [].

Photo credit: Ben McKee

See also

Faculties / departments: Historical Performance, Research, Academic staff

Research

Research areas

Performance

Historical and Source Studies

Organology

Musicology

Cultural and Social Studies

 

Research students

Zsombor Toth-Vajna

 

Latest Publications

Charlston, T. (2024) Harpsichord & Fortepiano ISSN 0953-0797 (print) (In Press)

Charlston, T. (2024) [Video] (In Press)

Charlston, T. (2024) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2023) Harpsichord & Fortepiano, 28 (1) ISSN 0953-0797 (print)

Charlston, T. (2023) Organists' Review ISSN 0048-2161

Charlston, T. and Perkins, J. (2023) [Audio]

Windram, H. F. and Charlston, T. and Tomita, Y. and Howe, C. J. (2022) Early Music, 50 (3) pp. 373-393. ISSN 0306-1078 (print) 1741-7260 (online)

Charlston, T. (2022) Harpsichord & Fortepiano, 27 (1) pp. 31-32. ISSN 0953-0797 (print)

Charlston, T. (2022) Harpsichord & Fortepiano, 27 (1) pp. 11-15. ISSN 0953-0797 (print)

Charlston, T. (2022) Journal of the Royal College of Organists ISSN 0969-1642

Charlston, T. (2021) [Website]

Woolley, A. and Windram, H. F. and Charlston, T. (2021) Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo.

Charlston, T. (2020) Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Charlston, T. (2020) [Composition] (Unpublished)

Charlston, T. (2020) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2020) Clavichord International, 24 (1) pp. 7-14. ISSN 1387-0882

Charlston, T. (2020) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2020) [Video]

Charlston, T. (2020) [Composition] (Unpublished)

Charlston, T. (2019) Clavichord International, 23 (2) pp. 39-48. ISSN 1387-0882

Charlston, T. (2019) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (74) pp. 41-42. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Charlston, T. (2019) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (74) pp. 44-45. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Charlston, T. (2019) Harpsichord and Fortepiano, 23 (2) pp. 13-18.

Charlston, T. and Solomon, A. (2019) [Audio]

Charlston, T. and Solomon, A. (2019) [Audio]

Andersson, B. T. and Charlston, T. (2019) Swedish Musical Heritage, The Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm.

Andersson, B. T. and Charlston, T. (2019) Swedish Musical Heritage, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm.

Charlston, T. (2019) [Composition] (Unpublished)

Charlston, T. (2018) Daily Telegraph ISSN 0307-1235 (print) 2059-7487 (online)

Charlston, T. (2018) [Video]

Crowell, G. and Charlston, T. (2018) Clavichord International, 22 (2) pp. 38-44. ISSN 1387-0882

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 136-138. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 227-231. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 509-510. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 581-582. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 603-605. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 674-675. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. (2018) [Composition] (Unpublished)

Charlston, T. (2018) In: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 287-292. ISBN 9781107108080 (hardback) 9781107518476 (paperback) 9781108698573 (e-book)

Charlston, T. and Solomon, A. (2017) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2017) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (67) pp. 3-8. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Charlston, T. (2016) Journal of the Royal College of Organists, 10 pp. 5-27. ISSN 0969-1642

Charlston, T. (2016) Clavichord International, 20 (2) p. 57. ISSN 1387-0882

Charlston, T. (2016) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (66) pp. 3-9. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Hickman, P. and Charlston, T. (2016) Harpsichord & Fortepiano Magazine, 21 (1) pp. 8-14.

Solomon, A. and Charlston, T. (2016) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2016) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2015) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2015) Violin Exam Pieces 2016-2019, ABRSM Grade 7 . ABRSM, London.

Charlston, T. (2015) Violin Exam Pieces 2016–2019, ABRSM Grade 5 . ABRSM, London.

Windram, H. F. and Charlston, T. (2015) Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo. ISBN 9788270937073

Solomon, A. and Charlston, T. (2014) [Audio]

Windram, H. F. and Charlston, T. and Howe, C. J. (2014) Early Music, 42 (4) pp. 515-528. ISSN 0306-1078 (print) 1741-7260 (online)

Meyn, N. and Charlston, T. (2014) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2014) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2013) In: Interpreting Historical Keyboard Music: Sources, Contexts and Performance. Ashgate Historical Keyboard Series . Routledge, London. ISBN 9781409464266 (hardback) 9781138271944 (paperback) 9781315589596 (e-book)

Solomon, A. and Charlston, T. (2013) [Audio]

Meyn, N. and Charlston, T. and Bavington, P. (2012) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (54) pp. 3-10. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Charlston, T. (2012) Musica Antiqua, 1 (2) pp. 30-35. ISSN 2049-1514

Charlston, T. (2012) The Organ, 90 (359) pp. 55-56. ISSN 0030-4883 (print)

Charlston, T. (2011) The Organ, 90 (356) pp. 22-26. ISSN 0030-4883 (print)

Charlston, T. (2010) The Organ, 89 (353) pp. 15-20. ISSN 0030-4883 (print)

Charlston, T. (2010) The Organ, 89 (351) p. 61. ISSN 0030-4883 (print)

Brown, R. and Charlston, T. (2010) Uppernote Publications, London.

Brown, R. and Charlston, T. (2010) Uppernote Publications, London.

Charlston, T. (2010) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2009) Journal of the Royal College of Organists, 3 pp. 24-41. ISSN 0969-1642

Charlston, T. (2009) Norskmusikforlag, Oslo. ISBN 978-82-7093-591-8

Charlston, T. (2009) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2008) [Audio]

Morgan, R. and Charlston, T. and Rolton, A. (2007) Music Teacher p. 17. ISSN 0027-4461 (print) 2632-8658 (online)

Charlston, T. (2007) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2007) Norskmusikforlag, Oslo. ISBN 978-82-7093-567-3

Charlston, T. (2006) Harpsichord & Fortepiano, 11 (1) pp. 14-27. ISSN 0953-0797 (print)

Charlston, T. (2006) The British Clavichord Society Newsletter (36) pp. 13-16. ISSN 1359-5105 (print)

Charlston, T. (2006) Harpsichord & Fortepiano, 10 (2) pp. 26-36. ISSN 0953-0797 (print)

Charlston, T. (2006) Norskmusikforlag, Oslo. ISBN 82-7093-558-1

Charlston, T. (2005) Peacock Press, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge. ISBN 1–904846–1016

Charlston, T. (2004) Peacock Press, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge. ISBN 1–904846–0205

Solomon, A. and Charlston, T. (2003) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2003) [Audio]

Charlston, T. (2003) [Audio]

Gwilt, R. and Charlston, T. (2003) RG Editions, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg, Germany.

Gwilt, R. and Charlston, T. (2003) RG Editions, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg, Germany.

Gwilt, R. and Charlston, T. (2003) RG Editions, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg, Germany.

Solomon, A. and Charlston, T. (2000) [Audio]

Solomon, A. and Spencer, J. and Charlston, T. (1992) [Audio]

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