
Performing by the Book?
Musical Negotiations Between Text and ACT
By: Bruno Forment (Editor)
Paperback | 15 January 2024
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The challenges and limits for musicians dealing with texts.
To perform a musical score implies the transformation of a symbolically coded text into vibrant sound. In Performing by the Book? a carefully selected cadre of artist-researchers dissects this delicate act in critical ways. Offering first-hand insights into the notational, structural and interpretative challenges faced by musicians in dealing with texts of all kinds, the chapters traverse the spectrum between the Middle Ages and the age of Stockhausen. In a harmonious blend of scholarly allure and individual artistry, free from academic obfuscation, the contributors keep a keen eye on the limits of interpretation, both in terms of the interpretative process itself and of the balance between textual faithfulness and artistic autonomy. This comprehensive volume is an indispensable guide for everyone interested in the relationship between musical performance and texts.
Contributing authors: Niels Berentsen (Haute ecole de musique de Geneve-Neuchatel (HES-SO) / conductor of Diskantores), Bjoern Schmelzer (artistic director of Graindelavoix / independent researcher), Jonathan Ayerst (freelance organist and improviser), Elizabeth Dobbin (Le Jardin Secret / Haute ecole de musique de Geneve (HES-SO)), Camilla Koehnken (freelance pianist-researcher / Bern Academy of the Arts), George Kennaway (cellist, conductor, teacher, publisher and musicologist / University of Leeds), Kate Bennett Wadsworth (cellist / Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Nir Cohen-Shalit (conductor and independent researcher), Xiangning Lin (pianist / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore), Clare Lesser (independent performer, musicologist and composer).
Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Industry Reviews
"Performers involved with HIP will find this collection of essays invaluable. Musicologists will also find much to ponder, and the relatively straightforward written style of almost all the contributions will appeal to a wide readership of concertgoers, especially those with an interest in historical performance." - John Potter, singer and author
Bruno Forment has assembled a wonderful group of artistic researchers (of the highest calibre) working in a wide range of musical styles and periods; there is something here for everyone. - Neal Peres Da Costa, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
ISBN: 9789462704145
ISBN-10: 9462704147
Series: Orpheus Institute
Published: 15th January 2024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 376
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: LEUVEN UNIV PR
Country of Publication: BE
Dimensions (cm): 28.5 x 19.5
Weight (kg): 0.66
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