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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791999103321

Autore

Smith Anne <1951->

Titolo

The performance of 16th-century music [[electronic resource] ] : learning from the theorists / / by Anne Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-09814-8

9786613098146

0-19-979254-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

781.4/309031

Soggetti

Performance practice (Music) - History - 16th century

Music - Performance - History - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Companion Web Site; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Part-Book versus Score Culture; 3. Solmization; 4. Metric Hierarchy, Articulation, and Rhythmic Flexibility; 5. Cadences; 6. Mode; 7. The Rhetoric of Counterpoint; 8. What Skills Were Expected of Professional Musicians?; 9. Score Culture; 10. Conclusion; Appendix: Modal Characteristics; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most modern performers, trained on the performance practices of the Classical and Romantic periods, come to the music of the Renaissance with well-honed but anachronistic ideas. Fundamental differences between 16th-century repertoire and that of later epochs thus tend to be overlooked-yet it is just these differences which can make a performance truly stunning. The Performance of 16th-Century Music will enable the performer to better understand this music and advance their technical and expressive abilities. Early music specialist Anne Smith outlines several major areas of technical knowledge