The practice of performance : studies in musical interpretation / edited by John Rink.
| Other author | Rink, John (John Scott), editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First paperback edition. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: Fundamentals. What do we perform? / Roy Howat -- Expression in performance: generativity, perception and semiosis / Eric Clarke -- Musical motion and performance: theoretical and empirical perspectives / Patrick Shove and Bruno H. Repp -- Deliberate practice and elite musical performance / Ralf Th. Krampe and K. Anders Ericsson -- Part two: Structure and meaning in performance. The conductor and the theorist: Furtwängler, Schenker and the first movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony / Nicholas Cook -- A curious moment in Schumann's Fourth Symphony: structure as the fusion of affect and intuition / David Epstein -- Beginning-ending ambiguity: consequences of performance choices / Janet M. Levy -- Strategies of irony in Prokofiev's Violin Sonata in F minor Op. 80 / Ronald Woodley -- Part three: Performance as process. Performance and analysis: interaction and interpretation / Joel Lester -- Analysis and the act of performance / William Rothstein -- The pianist as critic / Edward T. Cone -- Playing in time: rhythm, metre and tempo in Brahms's Fantasien op. 116 / John Rink. |
| Abstract | The 12 essays in this volume represent the most important trends in the study of musical performance. Three areas are investigated: the psychology of performance, the semantics of performance, and the relation between performance and analysis. The first section broaches fundamental issues such as text, expression, musical motion and the role of practice in the acquisition of expertise. The next four chapters address the shaping of structure and the projection of meaning in performance, while the last four consider performance as analytical paradigm, as dramatic narrative, as act of criticism, as temporal process. By combining speculative enquiry with detailed case-studies and by approaching from disparate perspectives an activity of central importance to all musicians, the volume has a wide appeal, and it achieves this without sacrificing scholarly rigour or artistic viability. Among the distinguished international authorship are many accomplished performers whose practical experience ensures that the book contains unusually vital and stimulating insights into musical interpretation. |
| Bibliography note | Originally published 1995. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 94042747 |
| ISBN | 0521619394 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521619394 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521453747 |
| ISBN | 9780521453745 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML457 .P72 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |