perceptive book ... The book consists of seven short essays, related to aspects of performance ... and is written not only with considerable insight and originality, but also with engaging enthusiasm.

Angus Watson, British Journal of Music

I suspect there is something for everyone in these thoughtfully assembled musings ... like all expert performers, Dunsby draws upon a lifetime of preparation (both thoughts and deeds) in executing an immensely difficult but seemingly effortless performative task ... a brilliant and exciting performance ... music lovers, professionals and academic musicians alike - will be enriched and their thoughts (and deeds?) provoked in the best possible sense ... the abundant ideas and sheer elegance of thought in this book will be a source of inspiration.

John Rink, Music and Letters, Vol. 77, No. 2, May '96

Shared Concerns: Performing Music is about aspects of music-making that have not previously been considered together and in an accessible form. It deals with `performance studies' as a coherent subject, exploring such issues as the ideas of anxiety and artistry, recent thought in the musical literature, tensions between Romanticism nad Modernism, and the sound and design of music. It is written in non-technical language so that the lay reader will be able to gain an insight into how performers think, and what they think about. It is performers who bring classical music to a worldwide public, and yet the public is largely unaware of what it feels like to perform music, what aspects of the activity are a mystery even to the musicians themselves, and which are amenable to scrutiny, experiment, and improvement. The book offers a sustained but compact argument in a rich and entertaining narrative.
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Shared Concerns unravels some of the mysteries of musical performance. It discusses in non-technical language the knowledge and attitudes that performers need. The lay reader gains a unique insight into how performers think, and what they think about. The book offers a sustained but compact argument in a rich and entertaining narrative.
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`perceptive book ... The book consists of seven short essays, related to aspects of performance ... and is written not only with considerable insight and originality, but also with engaging enthusiasm.' Angus Watson, British Journal of Music `I suspect there is something for everyone in these thoughtfully assembled musings ... like all expert performers, Dunsby draws upon a lifetime of preparation (both thoughts and deeds) in executing an immensely difficult but seemingly effortless performative task ... a brilliant and exciting performance ... music lovers, professionals and academic musicians alike - will be enriched and their thoughts (and deeds?) provoked in the best possible sense ... the abundant ideas and sheer elegance of thought in this book will be a source of inspiration.' John Rink, Music and Letters, Vol. 77, No. 2, May '96
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An accessible and entertaining insight into the world of musical performance

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198166429
Publisert
1996
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
163 gr
Høyde
217 mm
Bredde
137 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

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