Essays in Honor of Christopher Hogwood - The Maestro's Direction (Hardcover)

In Essays in Honor of Christopher Hogwood: The Maestro's Direction, Thomas Donahue has collected several essays from authors who have been motivated and inspired by the distinguished keyboard player, music editor, writer, and conductor, Christopher Hogwood, in honor of his 70th birthday in 2011. As is clearly shown in the assembled articles, Hogwood has had considerable influence in the latter half of the 20th century in advocating the historically informed performance of early music. Contributions from such scholars as Yo Tomita, Richard Troeger, Sabine K. Klaus, Bridget Cunningham, and Annette Richards pay tribute to this major musician of the 20th century, one of the strongest advocates for the performance of early music. The volume begins with a foreword by Bernard Brauchli, followed by a chronology of Hogwood's education and career, including his publications and awards. The succeeding essays cover a variety of subjects associated with Hogwood's approach to early music, including the interpretation of composers' notations, discussions of musical instrument construction and use, elucidation of performance traditions and conventions of the past, and analysis of the music itself. The essays provide insights on the music of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and J.S. and C.P.E. Bach and consider various keyboard instruments such as the clavichord, square piano, spinet, and claviorgan. An afterword by Hogwood himself completes this well rounded collection.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Editors:	Thomas Donahue
Contributors:	Christopher Hogwood • Bernard Brauchli • Gregory Crowell • Bridget Cunningham • Sabine K. Klaus • Robert D. Levin • Darryl Martin • Annette Richards • Eleanor Smith
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-7737-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830) Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
LSN:	0-8108-7737-6
Barcode:	9780810877375

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