Deepening Musical Performance Through Movement
Subtitle: The Theory and Practice of Embodied Interpretation (Musical Meaning and Interpretation)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: November 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780253349330
Subjects: Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Music; Music/Songbooks; Instruction & Study - Techniques; Instruction & Study - Theory; Instruction & Study - Composition; Instruction & Study - General; Gesture in music; Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.); Schenkerian analysis
Description: "In Deepening Musical Performance through Movement Alexandra Pierce helps musicians gain a richer understanding of music through the use of the body and gesture. She asserts that expression of character and affect in music corresponds to expression of character and affect in physical gesture. She seeks to answer the question "What is vitality in music?" and to find answers that contribute to hearing and performing this core quality of music, and that can be integrated into daily practice. The approach presented in this book is to isolate and explore through movement such elements of music as melody, beat, and structure."--Jacket.