Choral Performance - A Guide to Historical Practice (Paperback, New)

This guide presents a detailed discussion of various aspects of historical performance practice, especially as they relate to liturgical polyphony of the Renaissance. The author considers such issues as timbre, tempo, and rhythm, the makeup of the ensemble, articulation, ornamentation, pitch and tuning, and interpretive goals issues in which pre-modern choral technique and modern practice have often distinctively diverged. Musicological and performance perspectives are both drawn upon to address these issues in a manner that is both documentary as well as practical. This study will be of interest to musicians who specialize in early music, but it is also particularly addressed to conductors and singers who come to early music from the mainstream and perform it in that context. Mainstream choral conductors faced with the need to develop expression in multiple styles across a broad repertory will come to find the interpretation of historical style a congenial ally.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	Steven E. Plank
Dimensions:	212 x 169 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-5141-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music
LSN:	0-8108-5141-5
Barcode:	9780810851412

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