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Musical Performance: A Guide to Understanding 1st paperback edition. Edition
Author(s): John Rink
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: February 10, 2003
- Edition: 1st paperback edition.
- Language: English
- Print length: 260 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521788625
- ISBN-13: 9781590330258
Book Description
This book unravels the complexities of playing music and reveals aspects of learning, playing and responding to music relevant to performances of all levels. A survey of performance through the ages leads to a presentation of basic historical, analytical and psychological concepts. Four chapters follow on teaching, development, practice and memorization. The next section considers the “translation” from score to sound, physical projection, ensemble playing and performance anxiety. The final section addresses the act of listening, the legacy of recordings, music criticism and “performers on performance”.
Editorial Reviews
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“Overall this volume eschews theorizing, and several of the authors rely heavily on empirical studies to confirm what only anecdotal evidence has previously supported…. accessible for performers and teachers at all levels….” Choice
Book Description
This accessible guide unravels the complexities of musical performance for students, teachers and performers at all levels.
