The Art of Performance

Heinrich Schenker's The Art Of Performance Shows This Great Music Theorist In A New Light. While His Theoretical Writings Helped Transform Music Theory In The Twentieth Century, This Book Draws On His Experience As A Musician And Teacher To Propose A Sharp Reevaluation Of How Musical Compositions Are Realized In Performance. Filled With Concrete Examples And Numerous Suggestions, The Book Will Interest Both Music Theorists And Practicing Performers.--jacket. Musical Composition And Performance -- Mode Of Notation And Performance -- The Technique Of Playing The Piano -- Non Legato -- Legato -- Staccato -- Fingering -- Dynamics -- Tempo And Tempo Modifications -- Rests -- The Performance Of Older Music -- On Practicing. Heinrich Schenker ; Edited By Heribert Esser ; Translated By Irene Schreier Scott. An Unfinished Work Edited From The Author's Papers In The New York Public Library And The University Of California At Riverside. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.