Studies in historical improvisation from Cantare super librum to Partimenti

Presentación del editor: "In recent years, scholars and musicians have become increasingly interested in the revival of musical improvisation as it was known in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This historically informed practice is now supplanting the late Romantic view of improvised music...

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Other Authors: Guido, Massimiliano (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : ; New York, NY : Routledge 2019
Edition:1st issued in paperback
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Summary:Presentación del editor: "In recent years, scholars and musicians have become increasingly interested in the revival of musical improvisation as it was known in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This historically informed practice is now supplanting the late Romantic view of improvised music as a rhapsodic endeavour - a musical blossoming out of the capricious genius of the player - that dominated throughout the twentieth century. In the Renaissance and Baroque eras, composing in the mind (alla mente) had an important didactic function. For several categories of musicians, the teaching of counterpoint happened almost entirely through practice on their own instruments. This volume offers the first systematic exploration of the close relationship among improvisation, music theory and practical musicianship from late Renaissance into the Baroque era. It is not a historical survey per se, but rather aims to re-establish the importance of such a combination as a pedagogical tool for a better understanding of the musical idioms of these periods. The authors are concerned with the transferral of historical practices to the modern classroom, discussing new ways of revitalising the study and appreciation of early music. The relevance and utility of such an improvisation-based approach also changes our understanding of the balance between theoretical and practical sources in the primary literature, as well as the concept of music theory itself."
Item Description:En la cub.: An Ashgate book
Physical Description:xvi, 219 p. : mús. ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 205-215) e índice
ISBN:9780367230685
9781472473271