TY - BOOK ID - 2909921 TI - Early recordings and musical style : changing tastes in instrumental performance, 1900-1950 PY - 1992 SN - 0521235286 0521607442 0511470274 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Sound recordings in musicology KW - Stijl [Muzikale ] KW - Style [Musical ] KW - Performance practice (Music) KW - Style, Musical. KW - Sound recordings in musicology. KW - Pratique de l'exécution (Musique) KW - Style musical KW - Enregistrements sonores en musicologie KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Pratique de l'exécution (Musique) KW - 20th century KW - Praktijk van de uitvoering (Muziek) -- 20e eeuw KW - Performance practice (Music) -- 20th century KW - Pratique de l'exécution (Musique) -- 20e siècle KW - Stijl [Muzikale] KW - Style [Musical] KW - Geluidsopnamen in musicologie KW - Sounds recordings in musicology KW - Enregistrements en musicologie KW - 78.54 KW - Instrumental music KW - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) KW - Musicology KW - Musical style KW - Music KW - Music, Instrumental KW - Philosophy and aesthetics KW - Opnames KW - 20e eeuw KW - Uitvoeringspraktijk UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2909921 AB - Until recently, early recordings were regarded as little more than old-fashioned curiosities by musicians. Scholars and musicians now are beginning to realise their importance as historical documents which preserve the performance of composers and the musicians with whom they worked. In this fascinating study, Robert Philip argues that recordings of the early twentieth-century provide an important and hitherto neglected resource in the history of musical performance. The book concentrates on aspects of performance which underwent the greatest change in the early twentieth century, including rhythm, rubato, vibrato, and portamento. The final chapters explore some of the implications of these changes, both for the study of earlier periods and for the understanding of our own attitudes to the music of the past. ER -