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Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their Principles and Applications

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Description for Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their Principles and Applications Paperback. Examines the principles of performing the music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries as revealed in a variety of historical sources Series: Music: Scholarship & Performance S. Num Pages: 546 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 902.

Performance today on either the pianoforte or the fortepiano can be at once joyful, musicianly, expressive, and historically informed. From this point of view, Sandra P. Rosenblum examines the principles of performing the music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries as revealed in a variety of historical sources: their autographs and letters, early editions of their music, original instruments, and contemporary tutors and journals. She applies these findings to such elements of performance as dynamics, accentuation, pedaling, articulation and touch, technique and fingering, ornaments and embellishments, choice of tempo, and tempo flexibility.

Familiarity with the Classic conventions provides a framework ... Read more

" . . . is and will remain unsurpassed as the study dealing with performance practice as it pertains to keyboard music of the Classical period." —American Music Teacher

"Rosenblum's monumental achievement is thorough, objective, balanced, and imaginative, a compelling blend of love and respect for the solo, chamber, and concerto literature she addresses." —Journal of Musicological Research

"The extent and quality of her research, the depth of her perception, and her musicianship together break new ground in the study of historic performance practice." —Early Keyboard Journal

"Her attention to details is absolutely scrupulous; no stone unturned, no argument unquestioned or unstated." —The Musical Times

"Its importance to thoughtful musicians cannot be overstated." —Choice

" . . . thoroughly musicological." —Performance Practice Review

" . . . indispensable . . . " —New York Times

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
546
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Series
Music: Scholarship & Performance
Condition
New
Weight
949g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253206800
SKU
V9780253206800
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About Sandra P. Rosenblum
Sandra P. Rosenblum has lectured widely on performance practices at universities, schools of music, and both national and international conferences. The author of numerous journal articles and of editions of sonatas by Scarlatti and Clementi, Ms. Rosenblum holds degrees from Wellesley College and Harvard University. She has been the recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and ... Read more

Reviews for Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their Principles and Applications
"... is and will remain unsurpassed as 'the study' dealing with performance practice as it pertains to keyboard music of the Classical period." American Music Teacher "Rosenblum's monumental achievement is thorough, objective, balanced, and imaginative, a compelling blend of love and respect for the solo, chamber, and concerto literature she addresses." Journal of Musicological Research "The extent and quality of ... Read more

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