Music Education and the Art of Performance in the German Baroque (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs)

In considering the role of practical music in education, this book attempts to define the art of performance in Germany during the Baroque period. The author examines the large number of surviving treatises and instruction manuals used in the Lutheran 'Latin' schools during the period 1530–1800 and builds up a picture of the function and status of music in both school and church. The understanding, gained through these educational texts, of music as a functional art - musica practica - in turn gives us insight into the thoughts of the contemporary performer and how he might have performed the sacred work of Praetorius, Schütz, Buxtehude or Bach. For all those interested in historical performance this book provides valuable information on the growing science of performance practice and the development of a conscious awareness of style and idiom in this period. In considering the role of practical music in education this book attempts to define the art of performance in Germany during the Baroque period. The author examines the large number of surviving treatises and instruction manuals used in the Lutheran 'Latin' schools during the period 1530-1800 and builds up a picture of the function and status of music in both school and church. The understanding, gained through these educational texts, of music as a functional art--musica practica--in turn gives us insight into the thoughts of the contemporary performer and how he might have performed the sacred works of Praetorius, Schütz, Buxtehude, or Bach. For all those interested in historical performance this book provides valuable information on the growing science of performance practice and the development of a conscious awareness of style and idiom in this period In considering the role of practical music in education this book explores the art of performance in Germany during the Baroque period. The author examines the large number of surviving treatises and instruction manuals used in the Lutheran schools during the period 1530-1800 and builds up a picture of the function and status of music in both school and church. This understanding of music as a functional art--musica practica--in turn gives us insight into contemporary performance of the sacred work of Praetorius, SchÜtz, Buxtehude or Bach. Musical culture in Lutheran states was undoubtedly centered on churches and Latin schools during the sixteenth century; indeed the close bonds between these two institutions ensured the growth of musical practice for over a century to come.

in Considering The Role Of Practical Music In Education, This Book Attempts To Define The Art Of Performance In Germany During The Baroque Period.

John Butt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.