The Notation is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

The Notation is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

by Barthold Kuijken (Author)

Synopsis

Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters-and limitations-of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider what is written on the page as a mere steppingstone for performance. Only by continual examination and reexamination of the sources to discover original intent can an early music practitioner come close to authentic performance.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 144
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 25 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 0253010608
ISBN 13: 9780253010605
Book Overview: *Offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance

Media Reviews
In a climate where marketing and convenient practicalities have increasingly tended to overwhelm historical evidence, Kuijken's book is timely and worthwhile. * Performance Practice Review *
Author Bio

Barthold Kuijken is Professor of Baroque Flute and Head of the Early Music Section at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and The Hague.