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

Catalogue No: 9780195166651
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This is an essential book for all performers and students of Classical and Romantic music. 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.

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
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