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Trade ReviewHaynes always writes as the insider performer, and his writing is fresh and direct...likely to be enjoyed by most musicians. * David Ledbetter, British Clavichord Society *
Bruce's arguments are rich, not obvious, and very convincing. Read Bruce's ideas: applaud, question, be infuriated. But you will never think about early music as you did before. * Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review *
Table of ContentsList of Musical Examples List of Recorded Excerpts Preface: If this Muses Come to Call Acknowledgements Part I: Performing Styles One: Performing Style: When You Say Something Differently, You Say Something Different Two: Mind the Gap: Current Styles Three: Mainstream Style: "Chops, but no Soul" Part II: How Romantic Are We? Four: Classical Music's Coarse Caress Five: The Transparent Performer Six: Changing Meanings, Permanent Symbols Part III: Anachronism and Authenticity Seven: Original Ears Eight: Ways of Copying the Past Nine: The Medium is the Message: Period Instruments Ten: Baroque Oratory Compared with Romantic Autobiography Eleven: Gestural Phrasing Part V: The End of "Early" Music Twelve: Passive and Active Musicking: Stop Staring and Grow Your Own Thirteen: Mainstream Musicking as "Early Music" Fourteen: Perpetual Revolution Notes List of Bibliographic Abbreviations Bibliography Index
