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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 The 12 essays in this volume represent the most important trends in the study of musical performance

Author

JOHN RINK, edited by John Rink

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521619394

Subjects

Music, History, Technology