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The Off-Board String On The Medieval Fiddle, Linda Marie Zaerr
The Off-Board String On The Medieval Fiddle, Linda Marie Zaerr
Performance Practice Review
Drawing on explicit descriptions, iconographic representations, and contemporary narrative, this essay analyzes playing techniques and repertories plausible for one type of medieval fiddle and suggests that notions of historical fiddle performance may need to expand to accommodate the aesthetics and techniques implied by the off-board fiddle.
While it has been widely assumed that the left thumb was used to pluck the laterally divergent string described by Jerome of Moravia, the complete body of evidence suggests an alternative interpretation: the thumb can be used to stop this off-board string, extending the melodic range of the instrument down to a step below …
By Word Of Mouth: Historical Performance Comes Of Age, Ingrid E. Pearson
By Word Of Mouth: Historical Performance Comes Of Age, Ingrid E. Pearson
Performance Practice Review
Since Clive Brown’s 1991 accusation that many twentieth-century manifestations of historical performance lacked an appropriate degree of musical sensitivity, the historical performance movement has truly come of age. In the arena of Western Art music, historical performance is now an essential component of musical training and education. Successful performers must be able to seamlessly function across the widest possible range of musical styles, accommodating an equally wide gamut of tastes, both individually and collectively.
In 1982, nine years earlier, Walter Ong’s Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word explored differences between oral and literate cultures. Of particular interest to …
'Back To The Land': Performance Practice And The Classic Period, Malcom S. Cole
'Back To The Land': Performance Practice And The Classic Period, Malcom S. Cole
Performance Practice Review
Although much valuable work has been done on performance practice in the Classic period, many issues await detailed study.
The Performance Of French Baroque Music: A Report On The State Of Current Research, Albert Cohen
The Performance Of French Baroque Music: A Report On The State Of Current Research, Albert Cohen
Performance Practice Review
A survey, with a bibliography, of published research on French Baroque performance practice that appeared during the period 1978-88.