A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music, Second Edition (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

Revised And Expanded, A Performer's Guide To Seventeenth Century Music Is A Comprehensive Reference Guide For Students And Professional Musicians. The Book Contains Useful Material On Vocal And Choral Music And Style; Instrumentation; Performance Practice; Ornamentation, Tuning, Temperament; Meter And Tempo; Basso Continuo; Dance; Theatrical Production; And Much More. The Volume Includes New Chapters On The Violin, The Violoncello And Violone, And The Trombone{u2014}as Well As Updated And Expanded Reference Materials, Internet Resources, And Other Newly Available Material. This Highly Accessible Handbook Will Prove A Welcome Reference For Any Musician Or Singer Interested In Historically Informed Performance.--publisher Description. Vocal/choral Issues. National Singing Styles / Sally Sanford ; The Bel Canto Singing Style / Julianne Baird ; Choral Music In France And England / Anne Harrington Heider ; Choral Music In Italy And The Germanic Lands / Gary Towne -- Wind, String, And Percussion Instruments. Woodwinds / Herbert Myers ; Cornett And Sackbut / Bruce Dickey ; Trombone / Stewart Carter ; Trumpet And Horn / Steven E. Plank ; Percussion Instruments And Their Usage / John Michael Cooper ; The Violin : Technique And Style / David Douglass ; Historical Approaches To Playing The Violin / Julie Andrijeski ; The Viola Da Gamba Family / Stuart Cheney With Barbara Coeyman ; Violoncello And Violone / Marc Vanscheeuwijck ; Keyboard Instruments / Mark Kroll ; Plucked String Instruments / Paul O'dette -- Performance Practice And Practical Considerations. Ornamentation In Early Seventeenth-century Italian Music / Bruce Dickey ; Basso Continuo / Jack Ashworth And Paul O'dette ; Meter And Tempo / George Houle ; Tuning And Temperament / Herbert Myers ; Pitch And Transposition / Herbert Myers -- The Seventeenth-century Stage. Dance / Dorothy Olsson ; Theatrical Productions / James Middleton. Edited By Stewart Carter ; Revised And Expanded By Jeffery Kite-powell. Prev. Ed.: New York : Schirmer Books, C1997. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: List of Illustrations Octave Designation Chart Preface to the Second Edition \ Jeffery Kite-Powell Preface to the First Edition \ Stewart Carter Acknowledgments Part 1. Vocal/Choral Issues 1. National Singing Styles \ Sally Sanford 2. The Bel Canto Singing Style \ Julianne Baird 3. Choral Music in France and England \ Anne Harrington Heider 4. Choral Music in Italy and the Germanic Lands \ Gary Towne Part 2. Wind, String, and Percussion Instruments 5. Woodwinds \ Herbert Myers 6. Cornett and Sackbut \ Bruce Dickey 7. Trombone \ Stewart Carter 8. Trumpet and Horn \ Steven E. Plank 9. Percussion and Timpani \ John Michael Cooper 10. The Violin: Technique and Style \ David Douglass 11. Historical Approaches to Playing the Violin \ Julie Andrijeski 12. The Viola da Gamba Family \ Stuart Cheney with Barbara Coeyman 13. Violoncello and Violone \ Marc Vanscheeuwijck 14. Keyboard Instruments \ Mark Kroll 15. Plucked String Instruments \ Paul O'Dette Part 3. Performance Practice and Practical Considerations 16. Ornamentation in Early Seventeenth-Century Italian Music \ Bruce Dickey 17. Basso Continuo \ Jack Ashworth and Paul O'Dette 18. Meter and Tempo \ George Houle 19. Tuning and Temperament \ Herbert Myers 20. Pitch and Transposition \ Herbert Myers Part 4. The Seventeenth-Century Stage 21. Dance \ Dorothy Olsson 22. Theatrical Productions \ James Middleton Appendix A. List of Names and Dates Appendix B. A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music: Contents Appendix C. A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music: Contents Bibliography List of Contributors Index Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Illustrations 8 Octave Designation Chart 11 Preface to the Second Edition 12 Preface to the First Edition 16 Acknowledgments 20 PART 1: VOCAL/CHORAL ISSUES 22 1 National Singing Styles 24 2 The Bel Canto Singing Style 52 3 Choral Music in France and England 65 4 Choral Music in Italy and the Germanic Lands 76 PART 2: WIND, STRING, AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS 90 5 Woodwinds 92 6 Cornett and Sackbut 121 7 Trombone 140 8 Trumpet and Horn 154 9 Percussion Instruments and Their Usage 171 10 The Violin: Technique and Style 189 11 Historical Approaches to Playing the Violin 205 12 The Viola da Gamba Family 231 13 Violoncello and Violone 252 14 Keyboard Instruments 269 15 Plucked String Instruments 293 PART 3: PERFORMANCE PRACTICE AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 312 16 Ornamentation in Early Seventeenth-Century Italian Music 314 17 Basso Continuo 338 18 Meter and Tempo 368 19 Tuning and Temperament 389 20 Pitch and Transposition 396 PART 4: THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY STAGE 416 21 Dance 418 22 Theatrical Productions 454 Appendix A. List of Names and Dates 468 Appendix B. A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music: Contents 478 Appendix C. A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music: Contents 482 Bibliography 484 List of Contributors 528 Index 532

Revised and expanded, A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth Century Music is a comprehensive reference guide for students and professional musicians. The book contains useful material on vocal and choral music and style; instrumentation; performance practice; ornamentation, tuning, temperament; meter and tempo; basso continuo; dance; theatrical production; and much more. The volume includes new chapters on the violin, the violoncello and violone, and the trombone—as well as updated and expanded reference materials, internet resources, and other newly available material. This highly accessible handbook will prove a welcome reference for any musician or singer interested in historically informed performance.

A comprehensive manual of performance practice for 17th century music