Theory Into Practice: Composition, Performance and the Listening Experience

by Nicholas Cook, Peter Johnson, Hans Zender

The central theme of this book is the relationship between the reflections about and the realization of a musical composition. In his essay "Words about Music, or Analysis versus Performance," Nicholas Cook states that words and music can never be aligned exactly with one another. He embarks on a quest for models of the relationship between analytical conception and performance that are more challenging than those in general currency. Peter Johnson's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9061869943
• ISBN13: 9789061869948
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"