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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777614803321

Autore

Schenker Heinrich <1868-1935.>

Titolo

The art of performance [[electronic resource] /] / Heinrich Schenker ; edited by Heribert Esser ; translated by Irene Schreier Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-53003-0

9786610530038

0-19-802858-X

1-4294-0379-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 101 p. ) : facsims., music

Altri autori (Persone)

EsserHeribert

Disciplina

786.2/193

Soggetti

Piano music - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)

Piano - Performance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An unfinished work edited from the author's papers in the New York Public Library and the University of California at Riverside.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Musical Composition and Performance; Mode of Notation and Performance; The Technique of Playing the Piano; Non Legato; Legato; Staccato; Fingering; Dynamics; Tempo and Tempo Modifications; Rests; The Performance of Older Music; On Practicing.

Sommario/riassunto

Schenker was one of the most influential music theorists of the 20th century. In this essay, he turns his attention to the performer's role, arguing that the cult of the virtuoso has led to an overemphasis on technical display.