THE HISTORY OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE

by Frederick Dorian ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

The assistant professor of music at Carnegie Institute of Technology writes learnedly for the trained musician, not for the new vast audience for music. Musicological research this, into the texture of meanings behind the score. Through history, through all aspects of music (composition, singing, intrumental music, dance types, orchestral music, opera,) he surveys the interpretation and reinterpretation of the originator's meanings. His scope is immense -- from the early classic to the future of television, with jazz and swing a passing phase. For technicians, workshop musicians, and the few laymen highly versed in musical appreciation. He closes with an analysis from his peak, of The Star Spangled Banner.

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ISBN: 0393003698

Page Count: -

Publisher: Norton

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1942

Categories: NONFICTION