Music Education and the Art of Performance in the German Baroque
£110.00
Part of Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
- Author: John Butt, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: May 1994
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521433273
£
110.00
Hardback
Other available formats:
Paperback, eBook
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
In considering the role of practical music in education, this book attempts to define the art of performance in Germany during the Baroque period. The author examines the large number of surviving treatises and instruction manuals used in the Lutheran 'Latin' schools during the period 1530–1800 and builds up a picture of the function and status of music in both school and church. The understanding, gained through these educational texts, of music as a functional art - musica practica - in turn gives us insight into the thoughts of the contemporary performer and how he might have performed the sacred work of Praetorius, Schütz, Buxtehude or Bach. For all those interested in historical performance this book provides valuable information on the growing science of performance practice and the development of a conscious awareness of style and idiom in this period.
Read more- Considers how the sacred music of, e.g. J. S. Bach, Schütz, or Buxtehude might have been sung at the time they were composed
- Contains much important information for anyone concerned with historic performance and 'authenticity'
- Relates music to the intellectual context of the Baroque period, especially to theology and philosophy
Reviews & endorsements
'Butt's organisation of his material is exemplary. He interprets contemporary comment helpfully, clarifying what is rudimentary and what is, or conceals, more sophisticated information.' Musical Times
Customer reviews
17th Oct 2024 by UName-1031904
Интересная монография. Новый подход к исследованию традиционных музыкально-педагогических проблем. Рекомендую к изучению преподавателями, студентами, исследователями и просто любителями музыки.
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: May 1994
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521433273
- length: 260 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 157 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.54kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. The establishment of Lutheran musical practice in the sixteenth century
2. The role of practical music in education c. 1600–1750
3. The contents, layout and style of instruction books
4. The development of performance practice and the tools of expression and interpretation in the German Baroque
5. Ornamentation and the relation between performer and composer
6. The decline of the Lutheran cantorates during the eighteenth century
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×