This stimulating guide will help students and their teachers to achieve stylish performances of music of the Classical period. Individual chapters from leading experts focus on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions, presenting the latest thinking on performance in a clear, helpful and practical way. There are also dedicated chapters of specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers, plus a recommended playlist of illustrative, authoritative recordings. Fully illustrated throughout with many music examples, facsimiles and pictures, this is a valuable resource for students of the Classical period which will also add to the knowledge and understanding of amateur and professional musicians.
This stimulating guide will help students and their teachers to achieve stylish performances of music of the Classical period. Individual chapters from leading experts focus on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions, presenting the latest thinking on performance in a clear, helpful and practical way. There are also dedicated chapters of specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers, plus a recommended playlist of illustrative, authoritative recordings. Fully illustrated throughout with many music examples, facsimiles and pictures, this is a valuable resource for students of the Classical period which will also add to the knowledge and understanding of amateur and professional musicians.
Clear, comprehensive and with a CD that complements the text, these
books certainly fill a niche within the market.
*The Bookseller*
Thoroughly approachable publications...They deserve to be not only
read but acted upon.
*Early Music Review*
A wonderful compilation, These fascinating and stimulating Guides
will whet the appetite and add to the knowledge and understanding
of musicians at all levels, indeed, all music-lovers.
*Stringendo*
I applaud this long-awaited resource. It is clear and concise in
its approach. It offers lots of information...liberating and
empowering.
*Classical Music*
A stimulating, readable book, ideal for serious students, and also
for teachers who wish to refresh their knowledge and keep up to
date with the latest interpretative ideas.
*PAN*
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