Sleeping in temples / Susan Tomes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomes, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tomes, Susan.

Pianists--Scotland--Biography.

Pianists.

Piano--Performance.

Piano.

Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).

Music.

Scotland.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 251 pages ;c22 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2014.

Summary:

What the reviewers have said about Susan Tomes. Tomes has a particular understanding of humanity rare in writing about music. She has indeed looked beyond the notes' and seen how the world perceives musicians. Times Literary Supplement. Tomes has the unique gift of answering questions about musical life that every other literary register seems to overlook... these pieces obtain pianism with a warmth and shrewdness that shelves of theory will never match. The Independent. Unputdownable... by the end; I felt I not only knew! more about the author, but also about myself. Highly recommended. International Pano. An intensely illuminating picture of the We of a pianist from the inside... a series of brilliant essays and diaries. Just as she magnetises with her playing, so too with her words. This is a book that should, be read by practising musicians and music-lovers alike: here's one performer who really can communicate in words as well as music. Gramophone Book jacket.

Contents:

Giving people memories 1

The right tool for the job 17

Play the contents, not the container 35

Temps perdu 55

Raw materials 77

'Interesting things happen when you deny pe the consolation of technical excellence' 83

Plugged in 89

Fashion parade 95

Enigma variations 109

Old people 145

What is interpretation? 159

Bullfrogs 181

The iceberg 191

Starting and beginning 197

Light and heavy 199

Music hath charms 217.

ISBN:

184383975X

9781843839750

OCLC:

880966126