Overview

The challenges and limits for musicians dealing with texts. To perform a musical score implies the transformation of a symbolically coded text into vibrant sound. In Performing by the Book? a carefully selected cadre of artist-researchers dissects this delicate act in critical ways. Offering first-hand insights into the notational, structural and interpretative challenges faced by musicians in dealing with texts of all kinds, the chapters traverse the spectrum between the Middle Ages and the age of Stockhausen. In a harmonious blend of scholarly allure and individual artistry, free from academic obfuscation, the contributors keep a keen eye on the limits of interpretation, both in terms of the interpretative process itself and of the balance between textual faithfulness and artistic autonomy. This comprehensive volume is an indispensable guide for everyone interested in the relationship between musical performance and texts. Contributing authors: Niels Berentsen (Haute école de musique de Genève-Neuchâtel (HES-SO) / conductor of Diskantores), Björn Schmelzer (artistic director of Graindelavoix / independent researcher), Jonathan Ayerst (freelance organist and improviser), Elizabeth Dobbin (Le Jardin Secret / Haute école de musique de Genève (HES-SO)), Camilla Köhnken (freelance pianist-researcher / Bern Academy of the Arts), George Kennaway (cellist, conductor, teacher, publisher and musicologist / University of Leeds), Kate Bennett Wadsworth (cellist / Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Nir Cohen-Shalit (conductor and independent researcher), Xiangning Lin (pianist / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore), Clare Lesser (independent performer, musicologist and composer). Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

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Author:   Bruno Forment
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789462704756

ISBN 10:   9462704759
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   18 March 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Musical Texts and Contexts: Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell? Bruno Forment Mind the Gap: Reimagining Incomplete Medieval Music Niels Berentsen Performing by the Book (Next to the Book You Were Looking For), or: Aby Warburg’s “Good Neighbour” Björn Schmelzer Pluralising the Musical Text: Improvising on Canonic Repertoire Jonathan Ayerst À la recherche du chant perdu: The airs sérieux in the Recueils d’airs sérieux et à boire de différents auteurs (1695–99) as a Lens on Vocal Practices in the Seventeenth-Century Parisian Salon Elizabeth Dobbin From Beethoven Performance to Beethoven Interpretation: Carl Czerny and Franz Liszt’s Evolving Relationship, 1822–57 Camilla Köhnken Nineteenth-Century Texts in the Twenty-First Century George Kennaway The Flexible Text: Published and Unpublished Alterations to the Schumann Cello Concerto in the Nineteenth Century Kate Bennett Wadsworth The Romantic Conductor-Scholar: What I Learned from the Archives Nir Cohen-Shalit Relocating Ravel’s “Sad Birds” in Alternative Forests of Place and Time Xiangning Lin The Virgin Act: Mediating Supplement and Repetition in Performance Clare Lesser Online materials Notes on Contributors Index

Reviews

“Performers involved with HIP will find this collection of essays invaluable. Musicologists will also find much to ponder, and the relatively straightforward written style of almost all the contributions will appeal to a wide readership of concertgoers, especially those with an interest in historical performance.” - John Potter, singer and author Bruno Forment has assembled a wonderful group of artistic researchers (of the highest calibre) working in a wide range of musical styles and periods; there is something here for everyone. - Neal Peres Da Costa, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Taruskin zette voor iedereen die verder kijkt dan de illusie van een kenbare bron de deur open, Bruno Forment (hij nam de redactie op zich) alsmede zijn auteurs kijken goed rond en nodigen uit anderen uit in de toekomst nog verder te kijken. - Emanuel Overbeeke, OpusKlassiek, december 2024, https://www.opusklassiek.nl/boeken/forment_hip.htm

Author Information

Bruno Forment is the principal investigator of the ‘Resounding Libraries’ research cluster at Orpheus Instituut and the Leader of the ‘Performances’ Working Group in the European COST Action EarlyMuse. Bruno Forment is hoofdonderzoeker aan het Orpheus Instituut in Gent. Hij publiceerde talrijke boeken en essays over 18e-eeuwse opera, scenografie en artistiek onderzoek. Daarnaast is hij actief als musicus en als erfgoedspecialist.

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