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Author:   Andrew Parrott
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781783270323

ISBN 10:   1783270322
Pages:   421
Publication Date:   16 July 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Composers' Intentions, Performers' Responsibilities A Brief Anatomy of Choirs Falsetto Beliefs: The 'countertenor' cross-examined Falsetto and the French: 'une toute autre marche' Transposition in Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610: An 'aberration' defended Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 Revisited Monteverdi: Onwards and downwards High Clefs and down-to-earth Transposition: A brief defence of Monteverdi Performing Purcell How many singers? Vocal Ripienists and J. S. Bach's Mass in B minor Bach's Chorus: The Leipzig line J. S. Bach's Trauer-Music for Prince Leopold: Clarification and reconstruction Performing Machaut's Mass on record - Review 'Grett and solompne singing': Instruments in English church music before the Civil War Monteverdi's L'Orfeo - performance notes Purcell's Dido & Aeneas on record - Radio Review 'Hail! bright Cecilia' (Purcell at 350) - Radio Essay

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A delight. 4 Stars. BBC MUSIC 'Andrew Parrott belongs among those rare musicians who have never settled for easy answers but always asked the hard questions. Having his writings between two covers should prove a tonic to everyone who takes the performance of music with the seriousness it deserves.' Joshua Rifkin 'Andrew Parrott is one of the most stimulating, thought-provoking explorers of our musical past. Never content with received opinion, he has unearthed challenging evidence about a range of controversial issues from Purcell's singers to Monteverdi's pitch, exploring performing practice from Machaut to Bach, and putting that into practice in his performances. These essential collected essays demonstrate a lifetime's commitment to taking composers' intentions seriously.' Nicholas Kenyon

'Andrew Parrott belongs among those rare musicians who have never settled for easy answers but always asked the hard questions. Having his writings between two covers should prove a tonic to everyone who takes the performance of music with the seriousness it deserves.' Joshua Rifkin 'Andrew Parrott is one of the most stimulating, thought-provoking explorers of our musical past. Never content with received opinion, he has unearthed challenging evidence about a range of controversial issues from Purcell's singers to Monteverdi's pitch, exploring performing practice from Machaut to Bach, and putting that into practice in his performances. These essential collected essays demonstrate a lifetime's commitment to taking composers' intentions seriously.' Nicholas Kenyon

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