Authenticity and early music : a symposium / edited by Nicholas Kenyon.
| Other author | Kenyon, Nicholas, 1951- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988. |
| Description | xv, 219 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Authenticity and early music: some issues and questions / Nicholas Kenyon -- Fashion, conviction, and performance style in an age of revivals / Will Crutchfield -- Pedantry or liberation?: a sketch of the historical performance movement / Howard Mayer Brown -- Tradition, anxiety, and the current musical scene / Robert P. Morgan -- Text, context, and the early music editor / Philip Brett -- The historian, the performer, and authentic meaning in music / Gary Tomlinson -- The pastness of the present and the presence of the past / Richard Taruskin. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. |
| LCCN | 88015464 |
| ISBN | 0198161522 : |
| ISBN | 0198161530 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML457 .A98 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |