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The Historical Performance of Music:An Introduction
ersstudentsandperformersaconciseoverviewofhistorical
performance,takingintoaccountthemanysigni
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cantdevelopmentsthat
havetakenplaceinthediscipline,particularlyinthelastdecade.It
addressespracticalmattersratherthanphilosophicalissues,andguides
readerstowardsfurtherinvestigationandinterpretationoftheevidence
provided,notonlyinthevariousearlyinstrumentalandvocaltreatises,
butalsoinexamplesfromthemainstreamrepertory.Designedasaparent
volumefortheseriesCambridgeHandbookstotheHistorical
PerformanceofMusic,itprovidesanhistoricalbasisforartisticdecision-
makingwhichhasasitsgoalthere-creationofperformancesascloseas
possibletothecomposer’soriginalconception.Itrelatesmanyofthe
issuesdiscussedtofourmajorworkscomposed c. 1700– c. 1900,thecore
periodwhichformstheprincipal(thoughnotexclusive)focusforthe
wholeproject.
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C LisoneofEurope’sleadingperiodclarinettists.Asprin-
cipalclarinetofTheEnglishConcert,TheHanoverBandandtheLondon
ClassicalPlayers,hehasrecordedextensivelyandtouredworldwide.An
avidresearcherintoperformancepracticeandthehistoryoftheclarinet,
heiseditorof The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet andauthorof
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto and Brahms: Clarinet Quintet intheseries
CambridgeMusicHandbooks.HecurrentlyholdstheChairof
PerformanceStudiesatGoldsmithsCollegeintheUniversityofLondon.
University.Heisa
professionalviolinistandbaroqueviolinistaswellasamusiceditorand
author.Hehaswrittenextensivelyaboutstringedinstrumentsandabout
theconventionsofperformingearlymusic.Heisauthorof Violin
Technique and Performance Practice in the Late Eighteenth and Early
Nineteenth Centuries andaCambridgeMusicHandbookonBeethoven’s
ViolinConcerto.Heisalsoeditorof Performing Beethoven andtwo
CambridgeCompanions(totheviolinandtothecello).
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Thisbooko
R SisaProfessorofMusicatCardi
Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music
ColinLawsonandRobinStowell
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issuesorgleanpracticalinformationpertinenttoaparticularinstrument.
Thisseriesofhandbooksguidesthemodernperformertowardstheinves-
tigationandinterpretationofevidencefoundbothinearlyperformance
treatisesandinthemainstreamrepertory.Booksonindividualinstru-
mentscontainchaptersonhistoricalbackground,equipment,technique
andmusicalstyleandareillustratedbycasestudiesofsigni
ndanoverviewofthesigni
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cantworksin
therepertoire.Anintroductorybookprovidesamoregeneralsurveyof
issuescommontoallareasofhistoricalperformanceandwillalsoinform
awiderangeofstudentsandmusiclovers.
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Forthcoming titles
The EarlyHorn: A Practical Introduction
The EarlyClarinet: A Practical Introduction
EarlyKeyboard Instruments: A Practical Introduction
The EarlyViolin and Viola: A Practical Introduction
The EarlyFlute: A Practical Introduction
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Duringthelastthreedecadeshistoricalperformancehasbecomepartof
mainstreammusicallife.However,thereisasyetnoonesourcefrom
whichperformersandstudentscan

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