Text and ACT: Essays on Music and Performance
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Book Overview Over the last dozen years, the writings of Richard Taruskin have transformed the debate about "early music" and "authenticity." Text and ...
Over the last dozen years, the writings of Richard Taruskin have transformed the debate about "early music" and "authenticity." Text and Act collects for the first time the most important of Taruskin's essays and reviews from this period, many of which now classics in the field. Taking a wide-ranging cultural view of the phenomenon, he shows that the movement, far from reviving ancient traditions, in fact represents the only truly modern style of performance being offered today. He goes on to contend that the movement is therefore far more valuable and even authentic than the historical verisimilitude for which it ostensibly strives could ever be. These essays cast fresh light on many aspects of contemporary music-making and music-thinking, mixing lighthearted debunking with impassioned argumentation. Taruskin ranges from theoretical speculation to practical criticism, and covers a repertory spanning from Bach to Stravinsky. Including a newly written introduction, Text and Act collects the very best of one of our most incisive musical thinkers.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 382 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0195094581
FormatPaperback
Pages382
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0195094581
EAN9780195094589
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date1995-09-01
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.24 Pounds
Length9.11 Inches
Width6.06 Inches
Height1.08 Inches
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