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The Notation Is Not the Music

Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance
By:Barthold Kuijken
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Print ISBN:9780253010605
eText ISBN:9780253010681
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters—and limitations—of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider what is written on the page as a mere steppingstone for performance. Only by continual examination and reexamination of the sources to discover original intent can an early music practitioner come close to authentic performance.

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