The end of early music : a period performer's history of music for the twenty-first century / Bruce Haynes.

Author/creator Haynes, Bruce
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxix, 284 pages : music ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Part I. Performing styles. When you say something differently, you say something different ; Mind the gap: current styles ; Mainstream style: "Chops, but no soul" -- Part II. How romantic are we? Classical music's coarse caress ; The transparent performer ; Changing meanings, permanent symbols -- Part III. Anachronism and authenticity. Original ears ; Ways of copying the past ; The medium is the message: period instruments -- Part IV. What makes baroque music "baroque"? Baroque expression and romantic expression compared ; The rainbow and the kaleidoscope: romantic phrasing compared with baroque -- Part V. The end of "early" music. Passive and active musicking: stop staring and grow your own ; Perpetual revolution.
Abstract Part history, part explanation of early music, this book also plays devil's advocate, criticizing current practices and urging experimentation. The author, a veteran of the movement, describes a vision of the future that involves improvisation, rhetorical expression, and composition. Written for musicians and non-musicians alike.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.
Awards noteASCAP Deems Taylor Media Award, 2008.
LCCN 2006023594
ISBN9780195189872 (alk. paper)
ISBN0195189876

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML457 .H38 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold