The Art of Performance

by Heinrich Schenker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195122542
• ISBN13: 9780195122541
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"