The practice of practising

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The process of practising is intrinsic to musical creativity. Practising may primarily be thought of as technical, but it is often also musically meaningful, including elements of interpretation, improvisation, and/or composition. The practice room can be a space in which to explore a field of creative possibilities; a place to experiment and to refine ideas. "The practice of practising" is primarily concerned with considering practising as a practice in itself: a collection of processes that determines musical creativity and significance. The volume comprises four diverse case studies, in relation to music by J.S. Bach, Elliott Carter, Alfred Schnittke, and Morton Feldman, presenting both solo and ensemble perspectives.  Read more... A self-study of learning the prelude from Bach's Suite no. 6 for cello solo : comparing words and actions / Tania Lisboa, Roger Chaffin, Topher Logan -- Peformer's harmony : towards a performance of Elliott Carter's Piano sonata / Alessandro Cervino -- Morton Feldman's late piano music : experimentalism in practice / Catherine Laws -- Alfred Schnittke's Piano trio : learning and performing / Maria Lettberg.