Music Education and the Art of Performance in the German Baroque
- Author: Butt, John
Butt's organisation of his material is exemplary. He interprets contemporary comment helpfully, clarifying what is rudimentary and what is, or conceals, more sophisticated information —
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Contents
- List of plates
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1. The establishment of Lutheran musical practice in the sixteenth century
- 2. The role of practical music in education c. 1600-1750
- 3. The contents, layout and style of instruction books
- 4. The development of performance practice and the tools of expression and interpretation in the German Baroque
- 5. Ornamentation and the relation between performer and composer
- 6. The decline of the Lutheran cantorates during the eighteenth century
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.