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A performer's guide to seventeenth-century music

By stewart , Kite-Powell , Jeffery T.; Carter

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
0253357063, 978-0-253-35706-9, 978-0-253-00528-1, 0253005280
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14243162 bytes)
Series
Publications of the Early Music Institute
Edition
2nd ed
Pages
536\557
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 17th ce

Description

Revised and expanded, A Performer’s Guide to Seventeenth Century Music is a comprehensive reference guide for students and professional musicians. The book contains useful material on vocal and choral music and style; instrumentation; performance practice; ornamentation, tuning, temperament; meter and tempo; basso continuo; dance; theatrical production; and much more. The volume includes new chapters on the violin, the violoncello and violone, and the trombone―as well as updated and expanded reference materials, internet resources, and other newly available material. This highly accessible handbook will prove a welcome reference for any musician or singer interested in historically informed performance.

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