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Essays in Honor of Laszlo Somfai on His 70th Birthday: Studies in the Sources and the Interpretation of Music
Contributor(s): Vikárius, László (Editor), Lampert, Vera (Editor), Badura-Skoda, Eva (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0810852977     ISBN-13: 9780810852976
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
OUR PRICE:   $164.35  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: November 2005
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Annotation: This collection features 34 essays written in honor of Hungarian Haydn and Bart-k specialist, Lszl- Somfai. The essays discuss the interpretation of various musical sources, both analytically and in performance, regarding the music of many composers and periods, with an emphasis on the music of Bart-k.
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | History & Criticism - General
- Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation
- Music | Reference
Dewey: 780.9
LCCN: 2005051605
Physical Information: 1.49" H x 7.12" W x 10.3" (2.77 lbs) 536 pages
 
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This volume of essays celebrates Hungarian musicologist L szl Somfai (b. 1934), head of the Budapest Bart k Archives for more than three decades, past president of the International Musicological Society, and a leading authority on the music of Joseph Haydn and B la Bart k. His complex approach to source material involves evaluating biographical data while examining compositional sketches, notation, and performance practice, leading him to an "authentic" understanding of music that reaches beyond the discussion of musical sources. This honorary volume is devoted to the topics and approaches he has pioneered, without limiting the discussion to any particular period or style of music history. With a natural emphasis on the Viennese classics and Bart k, the 34 essays in this volume cover a range of music study, from the Middle Ages through the second half of the 20th century. Contributions from younger scholars and leading musicologists alike have been collected, including Somfai's former students, friends, and colleagues from all over the globe. Complete with an up-to-date bibliography of Somfai's publications, this book presents new and in-depth analyses of source studies and performance practices of many great composers and musical styles.