The Cambridge History of Musical Performance

The intricacies and challenges of musical performance have recently attracted the attention of writers and scholars to a greater extent than ever before. Research into the performer's experience has begun to explore such areas as practice techniques, performance anxiety and memorisation, as well as many other professional issues. Historical performance practice has been the subject of lively debate way beyond academic circles, mirroring its high profile in the recording studio and the concert hall. Reflecting the strong ongoing interest in the role of performers and performance, this History brings together research from leading scholars and historians and, importantly, features contributions from accomplished performers, whose practical experiences give the volume a unique vitality. Moving the focus away from the composers and onto the musicians responsible for bringing the music to life, the History presents a fresh, integrated and innovative perspective on performance history and practice, from the earliest times to today.

Preface Colin Lawson
Performance Through History
Performance today
Political process, social structure, and musical performance in Europe since 1450
The evidence
The performer and the composer
The teaching of performance
Music and musical performance: histories in disjunction?
Pre-Renaissance Performance
The ancient world
Performance before c.1430: an overview
Vocal performance before c.1430
Instrumental performance before c.1430
Case study: Guillaume de Machaut: ballade 34, 'Quant Theseus/Ne quier veoir'
Performance in the Renaissance (c.1430-1600)
Performance in the Renaissance: an overview
Vocal performance in the Renaissance
Instrumental performance in the Renaissance
Case study: Seville cathedral's music in performance 1549-1599
Performance in the Seventeenth Century
Performance in the seventeenth century: an overview
Vocal performance in the seventeenth century
Instrumental performance in the seventeenth century
Case study: Monteverdi's Mass and Vespers (1610)
Performance in the 'Long Eighteenth Century'
Performance in the 'long eighteenth century': an overview
Vocal performance in 'the long eighteenth century'
Instrumental performance in 'the long eighteenth century'
Case study: Mozart: Symphonies in E flat major K543, G minor K550 and C major K551
Performance in the Nineteenth Century
Performance in the nineteenth century: an overview
Vocal performance in the nineteenth century
Instrumental performance in the nineteenth century
Case study: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Musical performance in the twentieth century: an overview
Vocal performance in the twentieth century and beyond
Instrumental performance in the twentieth century and beyond
Case study: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen für drei Orchester

The future?
Bibliography
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