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Saint-Saëns's View On The Performance Of Early Music, Robert Stevenson

Performance Practice Review

In a published lecture originally given in San Francisco in 1915, Saint-Saens discusses performance issues in the music of Palestrina, Rameau, Bach, and Mozart.

A Response From The Custodians: More Thoughts On The Stanford Temperaments, Robert Bates, Kimberly Marshall

Performance Practice Review

"Mark Lindley's suggestions for modifying the temperaments of Stanford's Fisk organ, abstracted as RILM 7410, are helpful, although other solutions may be more desirable. A third temperament for French music might be added to the organ's meantone and well-temperaments.(Zohn, Steven)"

"The Organ Music Of J.S. Bach. Volume Iii: A Background." By Peter F. Williams, Kimberly Marshall

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Marshall reviews and discusses Peter Williams' 1984 work.

Williams, Peter F. The Organ Music of J.S. Bach: A Background. Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. viii, 309p.

ISBN 0-521-24412-9

Contributors

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List of contributors to the Spring 1989 (2/1) issue of Performance Practice Review.

Francesco Rognoni's "Selva De Varii Passaggi" (1602): Fresh Details Concerning Early Baroque Vocal Ornamentation, Stewart Carter

Performance Practice Review

"One of Milan's most important musicians during the late 16th and early 17th centuries was Francesco Rognoni (died before 1626), a Knight and Count Palatine, son of Richardo Rogniono. The father had published an important treatise on ornamentation nearly thirty years prior to Francesco's. The title page of Francsco's Selva tells us that Francesco was head of instrumental music at the ducal court and maestro di cappella at Santo Ambrosio Maggiore in Milan. In an earlier publication he calls himself a "player of the violin, of the viola bastarda, and other instruments." He may in fact have written the first …

"Authenticity And Early Music: A Symposium," Edited By Nicholas Kenyon, Albert Cohen

Performance Practice Review

Reviews and Critiques Kenyon's 1988 book.

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.

"Dance Rhythms Of The French Baroque: A Handbook For Performance" By Betty Bang Mather, Assisted By Dean M. Karns, Meredith Little

Performance Practice Review

Little discusses and reviews Mather and Karns' 1987 book.

Concerning The Performance Of Mozart's Concert Arias K. 294 And K. 528, Nicole Baker

Performance Practice Review

Vocal treatises of the 18th c. and recent research suggest that Mozart's concert arias should be embellished with restraint. Appropriate ornaments include turns, filling-in patterns, appoggiaturas, and short cadences at elongated fermatas. Two arias--Alcandro lo confesso...Non so d'onde viene, K.294, and Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara, K.528--are discussed in more detail.

"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.

Contributors/End Matter

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List of contributors from the Fall 1989 (2/2) issue of Performance Practice Review

Performance Practice Bibliography (1988)

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Bibliography of Important Books and Articles related to the Performance Practice.

"The Performance Of The Basso Continuo In Italian Baroque Music" By Tharald Borgir, John Walter Hill

Performance Practice Review

Hill discusses and reviews Borgir's 1987 book.