A Performer's Guide to Music of the Classical Period

This stimulating guide will help students and their teachers to achieve stylish performances of music of the Classical period. Individual chapters from leading experts focus on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions, presenting the latest thinking on performance in a clear, helpful and practical way. There are also dedicated chapters of specialist advice for keyboard, string and wind players, and singers, plus a recommended playlist of illustrative, authoritative recordings. Fully illustrated throughout with many music examples, facsimiles and pictures, this is a valuable resource for students of the Classical period which will also add to the knowledge and understanding of amateur and professional musicians.

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Preface (Classical period)	Anthony Burton
Introduction	Christopher Hogwood / Jane Glover / Roger Norrington / William Baines / Richard Crozier / Trevor Herbert / Paul Harris / Clara Taylor
Historical Background	David Wyn Jones / George Pratt
Notation and Interpretation	Cliff Eisen
Keyboard	David Ward
Strings	Duncan Druce
Wind Instruments	Ashley Solomon
Singing	Richard Wigmore
Sources and Editions	Barry Cooper