A Performer's Guide to Music of the Baroque Period (Performers Guide)

The latest thinking on stylish performance presented in a clear, helpful and practical way. Includes chapters from leading experts on historical background, notation and interpretation, with specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers. Book comes with a full-length CD of excerpts from authoritative recordings. Helps students and their teachers achieve stylish performances of music of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. These guides include chapters from leading experts on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions. They are also illustrated with many music examples, facsimiles and pictures Preface (Baroque period) [Anthony Burton] Introduction [Christopher Hogwood] Historical Background [George Pratt] Notation and Interpretation [Peter Holman] Keyboard [Davitt Moroney] Strings [Andrew Manze] Wind Instruments [Stephen Preston] Singing [John Potter] Sources and Editions [Clifford Bartlett] Contents 4 Preface 10 Introduction 12 1 Historical Background 14 2 Notation and Interpretation 32 3 Keyboard 60 4 Strings 78 5 Wind Instruments 96 6 Singing 106 7 Sources and Editions 118 Suggestions for Further Reading 134 Notes on the CD 138