Musical Performance
A Guide to Understanding
- Editor: Rink, John
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... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction John Rink;
- Part I . Conceptions and Preconceptions:
- 1. Performing through history Colin Lawson;
- 2. Historical performance and the modern performer Peter Walls;
- 3. Analysis and (or?) performance John Rink;
- 4. Understanding the psychology of performance Eric Clarke;
- Part II . Learning to Perform:
- 5. On teaching performance Janet Ritterman;
- 6. Developing the ability to perform Jane Davidson;
- 7. Preparing for performance Stefan Reid;
- 8. Memorising music Aaron Williamon;
- Part III . Making Music:
- 9. From score to sound Peter Hill;
- 10. Communicating with the body in performance Jane Davidson;
- 11. Ensemble performance Elaine Goodman;
- 12. The fear of performance Elizabeth Valentine;
- Part IV . Interpreting Performance:
- 13. Listening to performance Eric Clarke;
- 14. The legacy of recordings Peter Johnson;
- 15. The criticism of musical performance Raymond Monelle;
- 16. Performers on performance Jonathan Dunsby.