Brown, Clive - Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900

This is an essential book for all performers and students of Classical and Romantic music. Problems of performing practice did not disappear with the death of Handel. This book is the first to examine the changing relationship, during the period 1750-1900, between what composers committed to paper and what performers were expected to play. From the Foreword by Sir Roger Norrington: `This is the book we have been waiting for ... Music-making must always involve guesses and inspirations, creative hunches and improvised strategies, above all, instinct and imagination. But if we don't have all the answers, the least we can do is to set out on our journey with the right questions. These questions and indeed many of the possible answers, Clive Brown gives in wonderful profusion. I cannot recommend this book too highly.'

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CONTENTS

Sir Roger Norrington: Foreword
Introduction
1 Accentuation in Theory
2 Accentuation in Practice
3 The Notation of Accents and Dynamics
4 Articulation
5 Articulation and Expression
6 The Notation of Articulation and Phrasing
7 String Bowing
8 Tempo
9 Alla Breve
10 Tempo Terms
11 Tempo Modification
12 Embellishment, Ornamentation, and Improvisation
13 Appoggiaturas, Trills, Turns, and Related Ornaments
14 Vibrato
15 Portamento
16 The fermata
Recitative
Arpeggiation
The Variable Dot and Other Aspects of Rhythmic Flexibility
Heavy and Light Performance
Index