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Chopin (Hardcover, New edition)
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Chopin (Hardcover, New edition)
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This anthology brings together representative examples of the most
significant and engaging scholarly writing on Chopin by a wide
range of authors. The essays selected for the volume portray a
rounded picture of Chopin as composer, pianist and teacher of his
music, and of his overall achievement and legacy. Historical
perspectives are offered on Chopin's biography 'as cultural
discourse', on the evolution and origins of his style, and on the
contexts of given works. A fascinating contemporary overview of
Chopin's oeuvre is also provided. Seven source studies assess the
status and role of Chopin's notational practices as well as some
enigmatic sketch material. Essays in the field of performance
studies scrutinise the 'cultural work' carried out by Chopin's
performances and discuss his playing style along with that of his
contemporaries and students. This paves the way for a body of
essays on analysis, aesthetics and reception, considering aspects
of genre and including an overview of analytical approaches to
select works. The remaining essays address Chopin's handling of
form, rhythm and other musical elements, as well as the 'meaning'
of his msuic. The collection as a whole underscores one of the most
important aspects of Chopin's legacy, namely the paradoxical manner
in which he drew from the past - in particular, certain
eighteenth-century traditions - while stretching inherited
conventions and practices to such an extent that a highly original
'music of the future' was heralded.
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