...outlines the steps that transform a literal rendition of a work into a convincing musical performance. * The Instrumentalist *
This book fills a vital gap in pedagogical literature, it focuses on fundamental principles necessary for the proper interpretation of music...it is an invaluable teaching aid to studio teachers and conductors...Dr. Lampl has the ability to express the most complex musical issues in a direct and succinct manner. Turning Notes into Music will be required reading for students in my studio. -- Charles H. Aurand, Northern Arizona University
Hans Lampl has clearly and concisely isolated the various elements of the musical language which any performer has to intimately understand...an illuminating and important study for any developing musician...joining a performer's imagination with a disciplined structural clarity. -- Alan Marks, Hochschule fur Music Hanns Eisler, Berlin
...very well written, beautifully organized, has excellent examples, and covers the entire subject in a concise but thorough way...It is an excellent text...most valuable...for the private music teacher who must discuss these problems but does not always know the best way to express these ideas. -- James Miblock, composer, violinist, and conductor
Turning Notes into Music is a most practical and useful guide. It stimulates one's thinking-so that new discoveries are continuously being made. -- Jean Kuhns, pianist and teacher
I found the book excellent in every way: very well written, well organized and very useful while following the classical principle of delighting while instructing. -- Menahem Pressler, Indiana University
Hans Lampl has produced an important contribution to the literature on interpretation. His always practical advice, free from abstract or dogmatic pronouncements, is clear, intelligible and authoritative, and carries with it that sense of connection to a long and noble tradition. We couldn't ask for more. * College Music Symposium *
