A Performer's Guide to Music of the Classical Period
[Book & CD]
From The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
What do performers of today need to know to make an appropriate contribution to the music of different eras? And what can all musicians usefully learn from the experience of specialists in period performance? The Performer's Guides aim to answer these questions in a clear, helpful and practical way. All three guides include a historical introduction, a detailed account of how the music of the period was notated and how performers were expected to interpret it. It also includes a guide to sources and editions. Further chapters give specialist advice to keyboard players, string players, wind players and singer. The contributors are all musicians with both scholarly expertise and practical experience; they include several leading performers. The text is illustrated with music examples, facsimiles and pictures, and in sound by a full-length CD of excerpts from a wide range of recordings.
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| Composer | BURTON, ANTHONY |
| Availability | Available |
| TAB/Notation | N/A |
| Additional Media | One Audio CD |
| Description | What do performers of today need to know to make an appropriate contribution to the music of different eras? And what can all musicians usefully learn from the experience of specialists in period performance? The Performer's Guides aim to answer these questions in a clear, helpful and practical way. All three guides include a historical introduction, a detailed account of how the music of the period was notated and how performers were expected to interpret it. It also includes a guide to sources and editions. Further chapters give specialist advice to keyboard players, string players, wind players and singer. The contributors are all musicians with both scholarly expertise and practical experience; they include several leading performers. The text is illustrated with music examples, facsimiles and pictures, and in sound by a full-length CD of excerpts from a wide range of recordings. |