The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

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 [Publisher description] Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 The Underlying Philosophy; 2 My Way Toward Research; 3 The Limits of Notation; 4 The Notation, Its Perception, and Rendering; Pitch; Temperament; Tempo and Rubato; Rhythm; Phrasing; Articulation; Dynamics; Orchestration-Instrumentation-Arrangement; Basso Continuo; Ornamentation; Cadenzas; Improvisation; Manuscript-Print-Revision-Modern Editions; The Audience's Attitude; The Performer's Attitude; Emotion and Affect; The Mirror; The Two-Fold Concept of Authenticity; 5 Outlook; Sources of Inspiration; Bibliography; Selective Index