Author: Bruce Haynes Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198040946 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
Part history, part explanation of early music, this book also plays devil's advocate, criticizing current practices and urging experimentation. Haynes, a veteran of the movement, describes a vision of the future that involves improvisation, rhetorical expression, and composition.
Author: Thomas Forrest Kelly Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199831890 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
From Gregorian chant to Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods is both beautiful and intriguing, expanding our horizons as it nourishes our souls. In this Very Short Introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly provides not only a compact overview of the music itself, but also a lively look at the many attempts over the last two centuries to revive it. Kelly shows that the early-music revival has long been grounded in the idea of spontaneity, of excitement, and of recapturing experiences otherwise lost to us--either the rediscovery of little-known repertories or the recovery of lost performing styles, with the conviction that, with the right performance, the music will come to life anew. Blending musical and social history, he shows how the Early Music movement in the 1960s took on political overtones, fueled by a rebellion against received wisdom and enforced conformity. Kelly also discusses ongoing debates about authenticity, the desirability of period instruments, and the relationship of mainstream opera companies and symphony orchestras to music that they often ignore, or play in modern fashion.
Author: Bruce Haynes Publisher: ISBN: 9780199864218 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 284
Book Description
Covering historical performance practice in its broadest sense this text identifies common performing styles, comparing and using sound recordings from the past. To help musicians distinguish between Period and Romantic styles, it engages with controversial topics in the field in defining the differences between them.
Author: Timothy J. McGee Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9780253210265 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 326
Book Description
Accompanying CD includes readings of most of the sample texts found in the book. The CD is intended to assist in interpreting the phonetic symbols, which are truncated in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).
Author: Bruce Haynes Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810841851 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 628
Book Description
Haynes (U. of Montreal) traces the history of musical pitch standards over the last four centuries, linking frequency values to pitch names and telling where, when, and why various pitch levels have been used. With a focus on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Hapsburg lands, he covers the pitches of about 1,400 historical instruments and how the design and function influenced and were influenced by changes in pitch. In addition, he studies the effect of pitch differences on musical notation and choice of key. The author has also written a book on the oboe, the instrument that plays the "A" to which a symphony orchestra tunes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Iain Fenlon Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521104302 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 222
Book Description
Early Music History is devoted to the study of music from the early Middle Ages to the end of the seventeenth century. It demands the highest standards of scholarship from its contributors, all of whom are leading academics in their fields. It gives preference to studies pursuing interdisciplinary approaches and to those developing novel methodological ideas. The scope is exceptionally broad and includes manuscript studies, textual criticism, iconography, studies of the relationship between words and music and the relationship between music and society. Articles in volume three include: The Venetian privilege and music-printing in the sixteenth century; Francesco Landini and the Florentine cultural elite; and the Beneventan apostrophus in south Italian notation, AD 1000-1100.
Author: Bruce Haynes Publisher: ISBN: 9780198166467 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 576
Book Description
This is the first in-depth survey of the oboe during its Golden Age, tracing the history of the instrument from its invention through its many mutations as it adapted to the changing demands of composers. The author describes in detail the instruments, players, makers, and composers, as well as how and where it was played, and who listened to it.
Author: Barthold Kuijken Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253010683 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 142
Book Description
Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters—and limitations—of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider what is written on the page as a mere steppingstone for performance. Only by continual examination and reexamination of the sources to discover original intent can an early music practitioner come close to authentic performance.
Author: Alon Schab Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0197600654 Category : Arrangement (Music) Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
Provides instruction on three important tasks that early music performers often undertake in order to make their work more noticeable and appealing to their audiences. First, the book provides instruction on using early sources - manuscripts, prints, and treatises - in score, parts, or tablature. It then illuminates priorities behind basic editorial decisions - determining what constitutes a 'version' of a musical piece, how to choose a version, and how to choose the source for that version. Lastly, the book offers advice about arranging both early and new music for early instruments, including how to consider instruments' ranges and various registers, how to exploit the unique characteristics of period instruments, and how to produce convincing textures of accompaniment.
Author: Bruce Haynes
Author: Bruce Haynes
Author: Thomas Forrest Kelly
Author: Bruce Haynes
Author: Timothy J. McGee
Author: Bruce Haynes
Author: Iain Fenlon
Author: Bruce Haynes
Author: Barthold Kuijken
Author: Alon Schab