In this work the author turns his attention to the performer's role, arguing that the cult of the virtuoso has led to an overemphasis on technical display. He discusses specific ways in which performers can better serve the composer's ideas.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum:2000-04-13
Mått:161 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:354 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:136
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195122541
Översättare:Irene Schreier Scott, Irene Schreier (Professor of Music Professor of Music College of Fine Arts Carnegie Mellon University) Scott
Heribert Esser has had a long and distinguished career as a conductor. He was music director of the Braunschweig State Theater and has been a guest conductor on every continent, conducting a wide repertoire of symphonic music as well as opera. Irene Schreier is a pianist who has performed widely in Europe, Israel, and the Americas. She is Artist-Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music.
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It comes as no surprise that this volume, though slim, is packed with a rich variety of insights ... in the burgeoning field of performance studies, it should rapidly become a standard text.
Innehållsförteckning
Translator's Introduction Editor's Introduction Sources and Editorial Procedure Plates 1: Musical Composition and Performance 2: Mode of Notation and Performance 3: The Technique of Playing the Piano 4: Non Legato 5: Legato 6: Staccato 7: Fingering 8: Dynamics 9: Tempo and Tempo Modifications 10: Rests 11: The Performance of Older Music 12: On Practicing Appendixes Notes Selected Bibliography with Annotations Index of Musical Examples
