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"Performance Practices In Classic Piano Music" By Sandra P. Rosenblum, A. Peter Brown
"Performance Practices In Classic Piano Music" By Sandra P. Rosenblum, A. Peter Brown
Performance Practice Review
Brown discusses and reviews Rosenblum's 1988 book.
"Bel Canto: The Teaching Of The Classical Italian Song-Schools, Its Decline And Restoration" By Lucie Manén, Philip Lieson Miller
"Bel Canto: The Teaching Of The Classical Italian Song-Schools, Its Decline And Restoration" By Lucie Manén, Philip Lieson Miller
Performance Practice Review
Miller discusses and reviews Manén's 1987 book.
A Letter By The Composer About "Giovanni D'Arco" And Some Remarks On The Division Of Musical Direction In Verdi's Day, Martin Chusid
A Letter By The Composer About "Giovanni D'Arco" And Some Remarks On The Division Of Musical Direction In Verdi's Day, Martin Chusid
Performance Practice Review
A relatively long letter from Giuseppe Verdi to the Florentine vocal director Pietro Romani, reproduced here, indicates the tempos for individual numbers of his opera Giovanna d'Arco. Verdi had a general preference for quicker tempos. The letter also provides valuable evidence for the different roles of the vocal director (Maestro di cappella, Maestro al cembalo, Maestro della musica, Maestro delle opere, or Maestro concertatore) and concertmaster, who served as the orchestra's leader, suggesting an account of the evolution of divided direction of Italian opera into the modern situation of direction by a single conductor.
Brahms's Pianos And The Performance Of His Late Works, Camilla Cai
Brahms's Pianos And The Performance Of His Late Works, Camilla Cai
Performance Practice Review
Brahms's late piano works (opp. 116-19) reveal his sensitivity to the characteristics of conservative, late 19th-c. pianos. A more accurate understanding of Brahms's performance indications and special piano textures would lead to performances relevant to his own playing style.
"Orchestral Performance Practices In The Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions, And Seating," By Daniel J. Koury., Nicholas Temperley
"Orchestral Performance Practices In The Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions, And Seating," By Daniel J. Koury., Nicholas Temperley
Performance Practice Review
Reviews and Critiques Koury's 1986 book.