Theory Into Practice: Composition, Performance and the Listening Experience

by Nicholas Cook, Peter Johnson, Hans Zender, et al.

The central theme of this book is the relationship between the reflections about and the realization of a musical composition. In his essay "Words about Music, or Analysis versus Performance," Nicholas Cook states that words and music can never be aligned exactly with one another. He embarks on a quest for models of the relationship between analytical conception and performance that are more challenging than those in general currency. Peter Johnson's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9061869943
• ISBN13: 9789061869948
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher