Magdalena Baczewska

In Search of Bach's Cantabile

The Role and Aspects of Oratory and Singing in Keyboard Interpretation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The past generations of performance educators have stressed the smooth sequence of tones as the basis of cantabile style. This notion has infiltrated most of the music literature. The author revisits the influence of the art of ancient oratory on vocal and instrumental music. Sources of the discussion include writings of Plato, Quintilian, and Cicero, as well as treatises on the subject of rhetoric. Other materials include a sampling of the music literature of the Baroque with special focus on the music of J. S. Bach. The reader is introduced to aspects of articulation constituting a cantabile performance, the vocal potential of keyboard instruments, and means of creating an intelligible discourse on a keyboard. The implication is that singing and playing not only require a smooth sequence of tones, but also demand a deep commitment to meaning and clarity of communication. This work should help the reader achieve a more thorough understanding of the message conveyed in music, andshould be useful to music students and teachers alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 160g
• ISBN-13: 9783838304687
• ISBN-10: 3838304683
• Artikelnr.: 26947905

Autorenporträt

Dr. Magdalena Baczewska is a pianist, recording artist, educator,and a music critic, giving lectures, recitals and master classesworldwide. She received Doctor of Musical Arts degree fromManhattan School of Music. Her main focus lies in the earlykeyboard literature, performed both on the harpsichord and thepiano. www.MagdalenaBaczewska.com.