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A Performer's Guide to Music of the Baroque Period (Book & CD)

Product Code: 9781860961922


 Our Price: £15.50 (CDs and Manuscript are excluding VAT)
 
 
A Performer's Guide to Music of the Baroque Period (Book & CD)
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  • the latest thinking on stylish performance presented in a clear, helpful and practical way
  • chapters from leading experts on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions
  • specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers
  • illustrated with many music examples, facsimiles and pictures
  • includes a full-length CD of excerpts from authoritative recordings

Contents

  • George Pratt Historical Background
  • Christopher Hogwood Introduction
  • Davitt Moroney Keyboard
  • Peter Homan Notation and Interpretation
  • Anthony Burton Preface
  • John Potter Singing
  • Clifford Bartlett Sources and Editions
  • Andrew Manze Strings
  • Stephen Preston Wind Instruments

Press reviews

‘Clear, comprehensive and with a CD that complements the text, these books certainly fill a niche within the market. ... Definitely a good read for AS/A2 music students, as a first reference for degree students and also highly suited to amateur performers and their teachers.’ The Bookseller 17 May 2002 “stylish performances fill the CD attached to each volume...” Early Music Today Oct/Nov 02 ‘thoroughly approachable publications... They deserve to be not only read but acted upon’ Early Music Review Oct 02 ‘A stimulating, readable book, ideal for serious students, and also for teachers who wish to refresh their knowledge and keep up to date with the latest interpretative ideas.’ PAN Dec 02 ‘elegant, intelligent and stimulating. ... Very compelling reading.’ Piano Nov/Dec 02 "Erudite scholarship [is tempered with humour and practical advice]" "A wonderful compilation " “These fascinating and stimulating Guides will whet the appetite and add to the knowledge and understanding of musicians at all levels, indeed, all music-lovers.”Stringendo Apr 03 “I applaud this long-awaited resource. It is clear and concise in its approach. It offers lots of information...liberating and empowering” Classical Music 26 April 2003 “A wonderful new series” “An excellent set of books for all musicians” Canadian Music Teacher Winter 2002-2003 “...clearly expressed good sense...” Goldberg No.21


 
 

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