TY - BOOK ID - 85464477 TI - The Cambridge encyclopedia of historical performance in music AU - Lawson, Colin AU - Stowell, Robin PY - 2018 SN - 1316257673 1108588425 1108698573 110710808X 1107518474 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Music KW - Art music KW - Art music, Western KW - Classical music KW - Musical compositions KW - Musical works KW - Serious music KW - Western art music KW - Western music (Western countries) KW - Performance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85464477 AB - Recent decades have seen a major increase of interest in historical performance practice, but until now there has been no comprehensive reference tool available on the subject. This fully up-to-date, illuminating and accessible volume will assist readers in rediscovering and recreating as closely as possible how musical works may originally have sounded. Focusing on performance, this Encyclopedia contains entries in categories including issues of style, techniques and practices, the history and development of musical instruments, and the work of performers, scholars, theorists, composers and editors. It features contributions from more than 100 leading experts who provide a geographically varied survey of both theory and practice, as well as evaluation of and opinions on the resolution of problems in period performance. This timely and ground breaking book will be an essential resource for students, scholars, teachers, performers and audiences. ER -