Cyr, Mary: Performing Baroque Music (Ashgate Books) Paperback

Contents

Contents: Performance Practice and Baroque Sound; The role of the performer in baroque music; The sources and tools for studying baroque performance; Baroque Sound; Bibliographical notes; Tempo and Spirit; Tempo mark and meter in baroque music; Determining the appropriate spirit; Affect and the aria; Tempo in 17th century music; The 18th century adagio; Other baroque tempo marks; The dances and their tempos; Bibliographical notes; Dynamics; Written and unwritten dynamic nuances in the 17th century; Written and implied dynamics in 18th century music; The relationship of dynamics to harmony; Bibliographical notes; Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament; The nonstandard nature of baroque pitches and temperaments; Northern Germany, The background to Bach's pitches; J S Bach's pitches; Low pitches used in France; Some high and low pitches in Italy; Choosing a pitch for modern performance; Equal and nonequal temperaments; Bibliographical notes; The Basso Continuo; Use and function of the continuo in the 17th century; The choice of continuo instruments in French music; The continuo instruments in Bach's music; Realizine the continuo part; Summary and modern considerations; Bibliographical notes; Articulation; Lully and 17th century French orchestral practice; The emergence of solo styles of articulation in the 18th century; Late baroque solo and orchestral playing; Woodwind articulation; Articulation in singing; Keyboard articulation; Summary: Choosing articulation; Bibliographical notes; Rhythm and Notation; The unmeasured prelude; Declamation and recitative; Other rhythmic alterations; Summary and final thoughts; Bibliographical; Ornamentation; The early baroque period; Italian ornamentation after 1660; French ornamentation after 1660; Vocal ornamentation; J S Bach's ornamentation; Bibliographical notes; Appendices; Index.