A Handbook to Twentieth-Century Musical Sketches - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052180860X ISBN 13: 9780521808606

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Over the past quarter century, the scholarly study of autograph sources has exploded, particularly in the field of twentieth-century music. This book surveys the knowledge necessary to work efficiently in archives and libraries housing the manuscripts and with the skills and techniques specifically related to sketch studies.

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'... a wide-ranging, handsomely presented, pedagogical survey that is intended to explain "how scholars and students should work with and think about the composer's working manuscripts" ... invaluable resource ... The contributing authors strike a fair balance between practical guidance and specific research concerns, and there is a useful appendix that lists the addresses of thirty-eight archives and institutes that house twentieth-century music manuscripts ... offers sound advice ... invaluable ... The author's extensive knowledge of Bartok's sketches is amply illustrated in this chapter ... this information is fascinating.' Twentieth-Century Music

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This indispensable handbook, first published in 2004, explains how scholars and students should work with and think about the composer's working manuscripts. This book surveys the knowledge necessary to work efficiently in archives and libraries housing this material and with the skills and techniques specifically related to sketch studies: transcription, reconstructing sketchbooks, deciphering handwriting, dating documents. It deals with the music of important twentieth-century composers and presents visual examples of manuscripts from the collections of world-renowned institutions such as the Paul Sacher Foundation. The book aims to make the work of both researchers and students more efficient and rewarding.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 052180860X
• ISBN 13: 9780521808606
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 270
• Herausgeber: Hall Patricia, Sallis Friedemann