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The Cambridge History of Musical Performance Colin Lawson

The Cambridge History of Musical Performance By Colin Lawson

The Cambridge History of Musical Performance by Colin Lawson

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Leading musicians, historians and scholars examine the history of music from the earliest times to the present through performers and performance. Focusing on the musicians responsible for bringing music to life, rather than the composers, this volume provides a fresh, integrated and innovative perspective on performance history and practice.

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The Cambridge History of Musical Performance by Colin Lawson

The intricacies and challenges of musical performance have recently attracted the attention of writers and scholars to a greater extent than ever before. Research into the performer's experience has begun to explore such areas as practice techniques, performance anxiety and memorisation, as well as many other professional issues. Historical performance practice has been the subject of lively debate way beyond academic circles, mirroring its high profile in the recording studio and the concert hall. Reflecting the strong ongoing interest in the role of performers and performance, this History brings together research from leading scholars and historians and, importantly, features contributions from accomplished performers, whose practical experiences give the volume a unique vitality. Moving the focus away from the composers and onto the musicians responsible for bringing the music to life, this History presents a fresh, integrated and innovative perspective on performance history and practice, from the earliest times to today.

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'It provides a glorious, grandstand view of the institutions, and the social and technological forces, that have generated decisive changes in performance.' BBC Music Magazine

About Colin Lawson

Colin Lawson is Director of the Royal College of Music, London. He has an international profile as a period clarinettist and has played principal in most of Britain's leading period orchestras, notably The Hanover Band, the English Concert and the London Classical Players, with whom he has recorded extensively and toured world-wide. Described by Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung as 'a brilliant, absolutely world-class player' he has appeared as a soloist in many international venues, including London's major concert halls and New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His recent discography includes two volumes of sonatas by Lefevre in their original scoring for C clarinet and cello. Colin has published widely, especially for Cambridge University Press. With Robin Stowell, he is co-editor of a series of Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music, for which he co-authored an introductory volume and contributed a book on the early clarinet. Robin Stowell is Professor of Music and Director of the Centre for Research into Historically Informed Performance at Cardiff University. Educated at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, he is also a violinist/period violinist and has performed, broadcast and recorded with The Academy of Ancient Music and other period-ensembles. Since his pioneering book Violin Technique and Performance Practice in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (1985) he has published widely on issues of performance practice, organology, music of the 'long eighteenth century', violinists, chamber music and string playing in general. His more recent major publications include The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (2003), The Early Violin and Viola (2001), a monograph on Beethoven's Violin Concerto (1998) and a co-authored volume (with Colin Lawson) on historical performance (1999), the first of a series of which he is co-editor.

Table of Contents

Preface Colin Lawson and Robin Stowell; Part I. Performance Through History: 1. Performance today Nicholas Kenyon; 2. Political process, social structure, and musical performance in Europe since 1450 William Weber; 3. The evidence Robin Stowell; 4. The performer and the composer Corey Jamason; 5. The teaching of performance Natasha Loges and Colin Lawson; 6. Music and musical performance: histories in disjunction? David Wright; Part II. Pre-Renaissance Performance: 7. The ancient world Eleonora Rocconi; 8. Performance before c.1430: an overview John Haines; 9. Vocal performance before c.1430 Jeremy Summerly; 10. Instrumental performance before c.1430 Stefano Mengozzi; 11. Case study: Guillaume de Machaut: ballade 34, 'Quant Theseus/Ne quier veoir' John Haines; Part III. Performance in the Renaissance (c.1430-1600): 12. Performance in the Renaissance: an overview Jon Banks; 13. Vocal performance in the Renaissance Timothy McGee; 14. Instrumental performance in the Renaissance Keith Polk; 15. Case study: Seville cathedral's music in performance 1549-1599 Owen Rees; Part IV. Performance in the Seventeenth Century: 16. Performance in the seventeenth century: an overview Tim Carter; 17. Vocal performance in the seventeenth century Richard Wistreich; 18. Instrumental performance in the seventeenth century David Ponsford; 19. Case study: Monteverdi's Mass and Vespers (1610) Jonathan Wainwright; Part V. Performance in the 'Long Eighteenth Century': 20. Performance in the 'long eighteenth century': an overview Simon McVeigh; 21. Vocal performance in 'the long eighteenth century' John Potter; 22. Instrumental performance in 'the long eighteenth century' Peter Walls; 23. Case study: Mozart: Symphonies in E flat major K543, G minor K550 and C major K551 Colin Lawson; Part VI. Performance in the Nineteenth Century: 24. Performance in the nineteenth century: an overview Michael Musgrave; 25. Vocal performance in the nineteenth century Will Crutchfield; 26. Instrumental performance in the nineteenth century Ian Pace; 27. Case study: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Robin Stowell; Part VII. The Twentieth Century and Beyond: 28. Musical performance in the twentieth century: an overview Stephen Cottrell; 29. Vocal performance in the twentieth century and beyond Jane Manning and Anthony Payne; 30. Instrumental performance in the twentieth century and beyond Roger Heaton; 31. Case study: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen fur drei Orchester William Mival; Part VIII: 32. The future? Colin Lawson and Robin Stowell; Bibliography.

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NPB9780521896115
9780521896115
0521896118
The Cambridge History of Musical Performance by Colin Lawson
Colin Lawson
The Cambridge History of Music
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2012-02-16
932
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