Over the past twenty-five years Europe and North America have
witnessed an enormous revival of interest in early music. Since the
late 1950s numerous professional and amateur ensembles have
delighted audiences with the vocal and instrumental music of the
twelffth to the sixteenth centuries, while scholars have addressed
themselves to the many problems involved in its authentic
re-creation. This book unites the two fields; it is both a summary
of the most recent scholarly investigations into the subject and a
practical guide to the performance of early music based on the
experience of the author and others who have performed a sizable
portion of the early repertory.
McGee lays out clearly the foundation and background of each of
the performance problems, presenting the most recent research and
pointing out areas of incomplete knowledge and controversy, and
then introduces practical solutions based on the scholarship.
All the topics necessary for a historical performance of early
music are discussed: tempo, rhythmic flow, instrumentation,
ornamentation, articulation, improvisation, style, and singing
technique, along with some practical hints for selecting a program
and shoosing substitute instruments. The final chapters is a
reference guide to modern editions of the music and an introduction
to the scholarly literature on early music performances.
At the time of publication, this book was the first to address
the problem of how to perform medieval and Renaissance music. It is
intended for both the amateur performing musician and the serious
student.
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