Readings in the history of music in performance

Readings in the history of music in performance / selected, translated, and edited by Carol MacClintock.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	MacClintock, Carol, 1910-1989
Format:	Book
Language:	English Undetermined
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1982.
Edition:	First Midland Book Edition.
Subjects:	Music > Performance. Music > History and criticism > Sources.

Table of Contents:

The late middle ages
The early Renaissance
Music in daily life
On singing and ornamentation
Rules for performers and composers
Music a gentleman's recreation
Travelers' accounts of musical performances
On organ playing
The performance of sacred music
Tempo, tactus, and musical terms
On singing
Music for the theater
On ballet
Instructions for playing the clavecin
Opera : pro and con
The violin
The new instruction methods
The dance
On vocal music
Travelers' reports
On the performance of famous men
Opinion and criticism.