Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
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Title
Historical performance of music.
International Standard Book Number
0521621933
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750., Matthäuspassion.