Performer's Guide to Music of the Classical Period, A - Burton, ed.

Description

The latest thinking on stylish performance presented in a clear, helpful & practical way. Includes chapters from leading experts on historical background, notation and interpretation, with specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers. The book comes with a full-length CD of excerpts from authoritative recordings. Ed. Anthony Burton for ABRSM, 2002.

Preface: Classical period - Anthony Burton

Introduction - Jane Glover

Historical Background - David Wyn Jones

Notation and Interpretation - Cliff Eisen

Keyboard - David Ward

Strings - Duncan Druce

Wind Instruments – Colin Lawson

Singing - Richard Wigmore

Sources and Editions - Barry Cooper