Romantic Violin Performing Practices – A Handbook Milsom Middeke Hardback

Romantic Violin Performing PracticesA Handbook\nAuthor(s): David Milsom\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783275274, 978-1783275274\nSynopsis\nWhat are the key topics that define Romantic violin playing?\n\nThis book discusses key issues (and barriers) of putting into practice nineteenth-century violin performing practices. It deals with a number of well-known problems concerning romantic performance including the widely perceived 'gap' between scholarship and the act of performance. Taking account of a modernist revolution in performing practices and aesthetic thought in the twentieth century, the book focuses on key topics to define romantic violin playing.\n\nPractically-focused chapters discuss key aspects of performing practice evidence. The book then moves into a case-study phase to discuss examples from the author's long experience. It concludes with practical advice and exercises to enable students.