Title: Performance practice : a dictionary-guide for musicians /
Authors: Jackson, Roland John, 1925-2015.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Music Performance Dictionaries.
Abstract: Performance practice is the study of how music was performed over the centuries, both by its originators (the composers and performers who introduced the works) and, later, by revivalists. This first of its kind dictionary offers entries on composers, musicians/performers, technical terms, performance centers, musical instruments, and genres, all aimed at elucidating issues in performance practice. This A-Z guide will help students, scholars, and listeners understand how musical works were originally performed and subsequently changed over the centuries. Compiled by a leading scholar in the field, this work will serve as both a point-of-entry for beginners as well as a road map for advanced scholarship in the field.
Contents: Introduction -- Abbreviations of reference works -- Abbreviations -- Index of theorists and early writers -- Alphabetical listings.