Beyond Notes : Improvisation In Western Music of The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.

Edited by Rudolf Rasch. Twenty articles examine the changing nature of improvisation in relation to classical music from the Baroque period through late Romanticism. Topics include improvisation in the music of Tartini and Alessandro Scarlatti; keyboard improvisations of Clara Schumann, Louis Vierne and others; improvisation in 19th century string and vocal music; and more. Most of the articles are in English; many are in Italian. With a preface and index. Music examples.

xii, 387 p.; 27 cm.
Cloth

Language: Multiple Languages
ISBN: 2503542441
ISBN13: 9782503542447