Book on Classical and Romantic music performance

Clive Brown from the School of Music has published the extensively revised and expanded second edition of Classical and Romantic Performing Practice.

This edition offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of historical performance conventions, providing critical insights for scholars and practitioners engaged with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century repertoire.

Table of Contents

    Introduction
    1. Accentuation in Theory
    2. Accentuation in Practice
    3. The Notation of Accents and Dynamics
    4. Articulation and Phrasing
    5. Articulation and Expression
    6. The Notation of Articulation and Phrasing
    7. String Bowing
    8. Tempo
    9. Alla Breve
    10. Terms of Tempo and Expression
    11. Tempo Modification
    12. Appoggiaturas, Trills, Turns, and Related Ornaments
    13. Improvised ornamentation and Embellishment
    14. Asynchrony, Arpeggiation, and Flexible Rhythm
    15. Portamento and other sliding effects
    16. Vibrato and other Trembling Effects
    Index

In addition, readers may wish to consult recent practice-led research on Beethoven, which integrates recorded performances with detailed contextual analysis and rationale in both German and English: https://www.mdw.ac.at/ijh/?PageId=4073.

This research is closely connected to the authoritative Bärenreiter edition of the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/classical-and-romantic-performing-practice-9780197581629?cc=gb&lang=en&