| Description |
xii, 462 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-453) and index. |
| Contents |
Sound. The solo voice ; Types of solo voices ; Voices in ensemble ; Madrigal ensembles ; Choral ensembles ; Vocal timbre ; Soft and sweet ideals ; Instruments ; Basso continuo ; Instrumentation ; Instrumental timbre ; Vibrato ; Pitch -- Meter, tempo, and conducting. Meter influencing tempo ; Tempo rates ; Tempo terms ; Dance tempos ; Tempo fluctuation ; Toccatas and fantasias ; Recitative -- Articulations and phrasing. Messa di voce ; Vocal articulation ; Keyboard and lute articulation ; String bowings ; Wind and Brass tonguings ; Slurs ; Phrasing -- Metric accentuation -- Rhythmic alteration. Triplet conformity -- Ornamentation. Appoggiaturas and trills ; Passages -- Expression. |
| Summary |
"The Baroque Era, stretching from 1600 to the 1750s, is a truly beloved time in the history of classical music, featuring works of Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, and many more. However, critical details about the performance of music during the extraordinary time have been lost to generations of re-interpretation, opinionated colorings, and changes in fashion and taste. In this book, a companion to Performance Practices in the Classical Era, noted scholar and choral conductor Dennis Shrock brings together in one place treatises, primers, tutorials, letters, prefaces, and essays from the period to paint a detailed and informative portrait of this wonderful music as it was originally intended and experienced. The primary sources represent the entire time period of the Baroque era spanning all across Europe. Dr. Shrock expertly organizes these writings and music examples according to musical context: sections devoted to sound, tempo, articulation and phrasing, metric accentuation, rhythmic alteration, ornamentation, and expression."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Music -- Performance -- Sources.
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Music -- Performance. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Music -- 17th century -- History and criticism -- Sources.
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Music. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 17th century.
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Performance practice (Music) |
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History. |
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Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| ISBN |
9781579999636 (hardback) |
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1579999638 (hardback) |
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