The art of musical phrasing in the eighteenth century : punctuating the classical period /
Practical suggestions, and documentary evidence, for performers wishing to understand the gestures and nuances embedded in eighteenth-century musical notation. There are, of course, no commas, periods, or question marks in music of the Baroque and Classic eras. Nonetheless, the concept of "punc...
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| Language: | English |
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Rochester, N.Y. :
University of Rochester Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Eastman studies in music.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Establishing an historical perspective. Musical punctuation, the analogy ; A surprisingly complex and lively picture of pointing theory ; Musical "resting points of the spirit"
- The art of interpreting rests. Written and unwritten rests ; Punctuation vs. articulation ; Affective punctuation
- Case studies in musical punctuation. Musical prose: F.W. Marpurg's essay on the punctuation of recitative ; Musical verse: Johann Mattheson's "curious specimen" of a punctuated minuet.
