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Authenticities - Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance (Hardcover)
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Authenticities - Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance (Hardcover)
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How are we to assess the current popularity of period instruments
and early-music performance? For musicians and audiences alike, the
"historical authenticity" movement has increasingly influenced the
performance of classical music. It has given us, claims Peter Kivy,
"new and rewarding ways of listening to our musical repertory (as
well as silly, vulgar, and unrewarding ones)". He believes that
theory now overrules the ear in arguing for and justifying
particular aesthetic decisions. In his customary engaging style,
Kivy here mounts a philosophical inquiry into the desirability of
using or re-creating historical practices in performance. In "How
to Be Authentic", the first section of his book, he examines four
different kinds of authenticity; in the second part, "Why to Be
Authentic", he suggests how to evaluate them. Discussing issues
that he cares about passionately, Kivy provides ammunition for both
camps - those who follow authentic performance practice and those
who do not. It is his hope that his book provides the groundwork
for dialogue between musicians and philosophers.
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