Authenticity and Early Music

Nothing has more profoundly influenced the development of music making over the last two decades than the growth of the historical performance movement. Perceived by some as a threat, an indication of our loss of faith in our powers of musical creation, and by others as part of the evolution
of modern attitudes towards performing styles, this trend towards historically correct interpretation has inspired lively debate among scholars and performers. Examining and questioning the prevailing basis for the so-called authenticity movement, this collection of papers deals with the
conflict between approaching early music performance with respect for the composer's original intentions, and the shortcomings, according to many musicians, that this produces. The contributors include Gary Tomlinson, Will Crutchfield, Howard Mayer Brown, Robert Morgan, Philip Brett, and Richard
Taruskin.


Author: Nicholas Kenyon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 01/12/1989
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.42w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780198161530

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