| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) : music. |
| Series |
Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music |
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Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index. |
| Contents |
Music as history. Introduction. The nature and development of historical awareness. Influential reworkings of Bach and Handel. Historical considerations. The pioneers: individuals and institutions. The role of musical expression. Arguments pro and con. Post-war philosophies. Period Mozart and beyond. The current scene -- The application of primary sources. Surviving instruments. Iconographical sources. Historical archives. Literary sources. Practical treatises : uses and limitations. Practical treatises : a summary. Theoretical treatises. The importance of communication. The role of editions. Musical taste -- Changes in musical style. National idioms. Articulation. Melodic inflection. Accentuation. Tempo. Rhythmic alteration. Ornamentation. Extempore embellishment. Improvisation. Continuo accompaniment -- Conditions and practices. Introduction. Pitch. Temperament. Vocal practices. Venues and programmes. Orchestral constitution and placement. Direction. Nineteenth-century changes -- Case studies in ensemble music. J.S. Bach : St Matthew Passion BWV 244. W.A. Mozart : Serenade for 13 instruments K361. Berlioz : Episode de la vie d'un Artiste, Symphonie Fantastique en cinq parties Op. 14. Brahms : Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73 -- The continuing debate. Introduction. The social position of historical music. A snapshot from 1983. Authenticity and Early Music. The 1990s. The future? |
| Summary |
This volume offers an overview of historical performance, surveying current issues, and suggesting future developments. Its kernel comprises discussion of the performer's primary source-materials and their interpretation, aspects of style and technique that combine to make up a well-grounded, period interpretation, and a survey of performance conditions and practices. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
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Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
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Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
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Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century.
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Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 19th century.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Techniques.
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Performance practice (Music) (OCoLC)fst01057874
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Uitvoeringspraktijk.
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Stowell, Robin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lawson, Colin (Colin James). Historical performance of music. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521621933 (DLC) 98042731 (OCoLC)40268274 |
| ISBN |
9780511481710 (electronic bk.) |
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0511481713 (electronic bk.) |
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0511019149 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511019142 (electronic bk.) |
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