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Book SynopsisDiscoveries from the Fortepiano meets the demand for a manual on authentic Classical piano performance practice that is at once accessible to the performer and accurate to the scholarship.
Trade Review"This carefully researched book offers a collection of intriguing and applicable strategies that will encourage and enable performers of all abilities to speak the language of both composer and period -- with authenticity and creativity." - Joan Reist, Past President, Music Teachers National Association "...a detailed manual for avid historical instrument buffs and modern performers...Gunn presents a practical approach on how to look at a score from the time of Mozart and create a convincing performance on any instrument. She is far more than an enthusiast in her desire to bring the ideas of early performance practices to life in a modern world. Useful as reference work or a college text." - Choice "[A] landmark book...This is a book that should be in every classical pianist's library."--American Music Teacher
Table of ContentsAbout the Companion Website ; Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1. Urgency: Why Bother? ; 2. Affekt and Good Taste ; 3. Formal Structure and Harmonic Function ; 4. Technique-Execution ; 5. Rhythm ; 6. Dynamics ; 7. Accents and Other Expression Marks ; 8. Articulation and Touch ; 9. Staccato Dots and the Other Usual Suspects Ornaments ; 10. Ornaments ; 11. Repeats ; 12. Damper Pedal ; 13. Indicated Tempo ; 14. Final Words
