Awards
- Winner of A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1988.
Overview
The notation of 17th- and 18th-century music is often a puzzle to performers. The symbols look familiar, but the meanings of some have evolved dramatically. The period between 1600 and 1800 witnessed a transition both in notation and in the treatment of meter in performance. Merely transcribing earlier works into modern notation can actually mislead the performer. When performed according to the conventions of its own time, 17th-and 18th-century music conveys a paradoxical mixture of precision and flexibility that has an enchanting lilt, grace and vitality. Illustrating his presentation with generous quotations and musical examples from theoretical treatises and instruction manuals of the period, George Houle provides a practical guide to the performance of Baroque and early Classical music, including discussions of notes in Zgales, fingerings, woodwind tonguings, and string bowings.
Full Product Details
Author: George Houle
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.186kg
ISBN: 9780253213914
ISBN 10: 0253213916
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 June 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""More than the notation was different! ... fine addition ... "" --Early Music News ""All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book."" -Continuo ""This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar ... "" --Early Music "" ... the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources... George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum."" --Music Educators Journal
More than the notation was different! ... fine addition ... --Early Music News All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book. -Continuo This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar ... --Early Music ... the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources... George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum. --Music Educators Journal
"""More than the notation was different! ... fine addition ... "" --Early Music News ""All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book."" -Continuo ""This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar ... "" --Early Music "" ... the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources... George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum."" --Music Educators Journal"
Author Information
George Houle, Professor Emeritus of Music at Stanford University and former music director of the New York Pro Musica, is a performer and music historian particularly interested in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. He is editor of Doulce mémoire, Le ballet des fâcheux, and Ockeghem's Missa Cuiusvis Toni, and co-editor of The Music for Viola Bastarda by Jason Paras (all from Indiana University Press).
