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Playing the Cello, 1780-1930 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Playing the Cello, 1780-1930 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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This innovative study of nineteenth-century cellists and cello
playing shows how simple concepts of posture, technique and
expression changed over time, while acknowledging that many
different practices co-existed. By placing an awareness of this
diversity at the centre of an historical narrative, George Kennaway
has produced a unique cultural history of performance practices. In
addition to drawing upon an unusually wide range of source
materials - from instructional methods to poetry, novels and film -
Kennaway acknowledges the instability and ambiguity of the data
that supports historically informed performance. By examining
nineteenth-century assumptions about the very nature of the cello
itself, he demonstrates new ways of thinking about historical
performance today. Kennaway's treatment of tone quality and
projection, and of posture, bow-strokes and fingering, is informed
by his practical insights as a professional cellist and teacher.
Vibrato and portamento are examined in the context of an increasing
divergence between theory and practice, as seen in printed sources
and heard in early cello recordings. Kennaway also explores
differing nineteenth-century views of the cello's gendered identity
and the relevance of these cultural tropes to contemporary
performance. By accepting the diversity and ambiguity of
nineteenth-century sources, and by resisting oversimplified
solutions, Kennaway has produced a nuanced performing history that
will challenge and engage musicologists and performers alike.
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