The Historical Performance of Music: An Introduction

This volume offers an up-to-date overview of historical performance, surveying the various current issues (such as the influence of recording) and suggesting possible future developments. Its core comprises discussion of the period performer's myriad primary source materials and their interpretation, the various aspects of style and general technique that combine to make up a well-grounded, period interpretation, and a survey of performance conditions and practices, focusing on the period c. 1700-c. 1900. Many of the principles outlined are illustrated in case studies of works by Bach, Mozart, Berlioz and Brahms.

Author: Colin Lawson, Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/13/1999
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.01w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780521627382

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