Author: Dana Andrew Gooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190633581
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Free Play: Fantasies of Improvisation in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Fantasies of Improvisation
Author: Dana Andrew Gooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190633581
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Free Play: Fantasies of Improvisation in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190633581
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Free Play: Fantasies of Improvisation in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Fantasies of Improvisation
Author: Dana Andrew Gooley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190633615
Category : Improvisation (Music)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190633615
Category : Improvisation (Music)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Fantasies of Improvisation
Author: Dana Gooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190633603
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music in the postclassical and romantic periods, Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music documents practices of improvisation on the piano and the organ, with a particular emphasis on free fantasies and other forms of free playing. Case studies of performers such as Abbé Vogler, J. N. Hummel, Ignaz Moscheles, Robert Schumann, Carl Loewe, and Franz Liszt describe in detail the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers. Grounded in primary sources, the book further discusses the reception and valuation of improvisational performances by colleagues, audiences, and critics, which prompted many keyboardists to stop improvising. Author Dana Gooley argues that amidst the decline of improvisational practices in the first half of the nineteenth century there emerged a strong and influential "idea" of improvisation as an ideal or perfect performance. This idea, spawned and nourished by romanticism, preserved the aesthetic, social, and ethical values associated with improvisation, calling into question the supposed triumph of the "work."
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190633603
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music in the postclassical and romantic periods, Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music documents practices of improvisation on the piano and the organ, with a particular emphasis on free fantasies and other forms of free playing. Case studies of performers such as Abbé Vogler, J. N. Hummel, Ignaz Moscheles, Robert Schumann, Carl Loewe, and Franz Liszt describe in detail the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers. Grounded in primary sources, the book further discusses the reception and valuation of improvisational performances by colleagues, audiences, and critics, which prompted many keyboardists to stop improvising. Author Dana Gooley argues that amidst the decline of improvisational practices in the first half of the nineteenth century there emerged a strong and influential "idea" of improvisation as an ideal or perfect performance. This idea, spawned and nourished by romanticism, preserved the aesthetic, social, and ethical values associated with improvisation, calling into question the supposed triumph of the "work."
The Grand Union
Author: Wendy Perron
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819579335
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from peaceful movement explorations to wildly imaginative collective fantasies. This book delves into the "collective genius" of Grand Union and explores their process of deep play. Drawing on hours of archival videotapes, Wendy Perron seeks to understand the ebb and flow of the performances. Includes 65 photographs.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819579335
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from peaceful movement explorations to wildly imaginative collective fantasies. This book delves into the "collective genius" of Grand Union and explores their process of deep play. Drawing on hours of archival videotapes, Wendy Perron seeks to understand the ebb and flow of the performances. Includes 65 photographs.
Musical Improvisation
Author: Gabriel Solis
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076540
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A musical practice used for centuries the world over, improvisation too often has been neglected by scholars who dismiss it as either technically undissectible or inexplicably mysterious. At different times and in different cultures, performing music that is not "precomposed" has constituted an artful expression of the performer's individuality (the Baroque); a wild, unthinking form of expression (jazz antagonists); and the best method to train inexperienced musicians to use their instruments (the Middle East). This wide-ranging collection of essays considers musical improvisation from a variety of approaches, including ethnomusicology, education, performance, historical musicology, and music theory. Laying the groundwork for even further research into improvisation, the contributors of this volume delve into topics as diverse as the creative minds of Mozart and Beethoven, the place of improvised musics in Western and non-Western societies, and the development of jazz as a musical and cultural phenomenon.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076540
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A musical practice used for centuries the world over, improvisation too often has been neglected by scholars who dismiss it as either technically undissectible or inexplicably mysterious. At different times and in different cultures, performing music that is not "precomposed" has constituted an artful expression of the performer's individuality (the Baroque); a wild, unthinking form of expression (jazz antagonists); and the best method to train inexperienced musicians to use their instruments (the Middle East). This wide-ranging collection of essays considers musical improvisation from a variety of approaches, including ethnomusicology, education, performance, historical musicology, and music theory. Laying the groundwork for even further research into improvisation, the contributors of this volume delve into topics as diverse as the creative minds of Mozart and Beethoven, the place of improvised musics in Western and non-Western societies, and the development of jazz as a musical and cultural phenomenon.
Brahms's Elegies
Author: Nicole Grimes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108474497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
A unique insight into the relationship between Brahms's music and his philosophical and literary context from a modernist perspective.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108474497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
A unique insight into the relationship between Brahms's music and his philosophical and literary context from a modernist perspective.
On Performing the Keyboard Fantasies of C. P. E. Bach
Author: Sandra Soderlund
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
After the Golden Age
Author: Kenneth Hamilton
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195178262
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Hamilton dissects the oft invoked myth of a 'Great Tradition', or Golden Age of pianism. He then goes on to discuss the performance style great pianists, from Liszt to Paderewski, and delves into the far from inevitable development of the piano recital.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195178262
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Hamilton dissects the oft invoked myth of a 'Great Tradition', or Golden Age of pianism. He then goes on to discuss the performance style great pianists, from Liszt to Paderewski, and delves into the far from inevitable development of the piano recital.
Basslines and Fantasies
Author: Alice Kanack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986092008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Book 2 of the Creative Ability Development series25 Improvisational Puzzles for Violin, Viola, Cello, or PianoThis newest addition to the series includes two recording discs for improvisational practice. With the end goal of creative fluency in all 12 keys, this single and compact book includes a wealth of animal-themed fantasy pieces, finger charts, and practice strategies for violin, viola, cello, and piano, making it perfect for siblings playing different instruments.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986092008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Book 2 of the Creative Ability Development series25 Improvisational Puzzles for Violin, Viola, Cello, or PianoThis newest addition to the series includes two recording discs for improvisational practice. With the end goal of creative fluency in all 12 keys, this single and compact book includes a wealth of animal-themed fantasy pieces, finger charts, and practice strategies for violin, viola, cello, and piano, making it perfect for siblings playing different instruments.
Essays in Honor of John F. Ohl
Author: Enrique Alberto Arias
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810115361
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The scope of John F. Ohl's musicological interests and influence is honored in this wide-ranging collection of essays. Arranged chronologically by subject, the essays cover the history of Western music from the liturgical chants of the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century symphony and the tonal innovations of the twentieth century. The collection also includes a biography of John F. Ohl, a bibliography of Ohl's publications, and an essay on Ohl by George Frederick Handel.
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810115361
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The scope of John F. Ohl's musicological interests and influence is honored in this wide-ranging collection of essays. Arranged chronologically by subject, the essays cover the history of Western music from the liturgical chants of the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century symphony and the tonal innovations of the twentieth century. The collection also includes a biography of John F. Ohl, a bibliography of Ohl's publications, and an essay on Ohl by George Frederick Handel.