Performance practice : a dictionary-guide for musicians / Roland Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Roland John, 1925-2015.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Performance--Dictionaries.

Music.

Music--Performance.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 513 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

Performance practice is the study of how music was performed over the centuries, both by its originators (the composers and performers who introduced the works) and, later, by revivalists. This first of its kind "Dictionary" offers entries on composers, musicians/performers, technical terms, performance centers, musical instruments, and genres, all aimed at elucidating issues in performance practice. This A-Z guide will help students, scholars, and listeners understand how musical works were originally performed and subsequently changed over the centuries. Compiled by a leading scholar in the field, this work will serve as both a point-of-entry for beginners as well as a roadmap for advanced scholarship in the field.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0415941393

OCLC:

56956116