{"product_id":"choral-performance-a-guide-to-historical-practice-paperback","title":"Choral Performance: A Guide to Historical Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven E. Plank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide presents a detailed discussion of various aspects of historical performance practice, especially as they relate to liturgical polyphony of the Renaissance. The author considers such issues as timbre, tempo, and rhythm, the makeup of the ensemble, articulation, ornamentation, pitch and tuning, and interpretive goals-issues in which pre-modern choral technique and modern practice have often distinctively diverged. Musicological and performance perspectives are both drawn upon to address these issues in a manner that is both documentary as well as practical. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study will be of interest to musicians who specialize in early music, but it is also particularly addressed to conductors and singers who come to early music from the mainstream and perform it in that context. Mainstream choral conductors faced with the need to develop expression in multiple styles across a broad repertory will come to find the interpretation of historical style a congenial ally.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven E. Plank\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of the Department of Musicology at Oberlin College. He is the author of the chapter \"'Wrapped all in Woe': Passion Music in Late Medieval England\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Body\u003c\/i\u003e (Groningen, 1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Way to Heavens Doore: An Introduction to Liturgical Process and Musical Style\u003c\/i\u003e (Scarecrow, 1994). He has also been a contributor to diverse music journals, including \u003ci\u003eEarly Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMusical Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChoir and Organ\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.46 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45675706810412,"sku":"9780810851412","price":104.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/ZjMSbxv6_c9780810851412.webp?v=1781775624","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/choral-performance-a-guide-to-historical-practice-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}