The Practice of Practising (Collected Writings of the Orpheus Institute) - Softcover

Cervino, Alessandro; Lettberg, Maria; Lisboa, Tânia; Laws, Catherine

 
9789058678485: The Practice of Practising (Collected Writings of the Orpheus Institute)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9058678482 ISBN 13: 9789058678485
Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The process of practising is intrinsic to musical creativity. Practising may primarily be thought of as technical, but it is often also musically meaningful, including elements of interpretation, improvisation, and/or composition. The practice room can be a space in which to explore a field of creative possibilities; a place to experiment and to refine ideas. To date, the literature on practice has been primarily pedagogical and psychological. Little attention is paid to the significance of practice, and especially to the role of embodied experience - of understanding gained through doing - in the forming of musical ideas. The Practice of Practising is primarily concerned with considering practising as a practice in itself: a collection of processes that determines musical creativity and significance. The volume comprises four diverse case studies, in relation to music by J. S. Bach, Elliott Carter, Alfred Schnittke, and Morton Feldman, presenting both solo and ensemble perspectives.

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About the Author

Alessandro Cervino is Junior Researcher at the Orpheus Research Centre in Music (ORCiM), Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Lemmensinstituut of Leuven, and Affiliated Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Maria Lettberg is Junior Researcher at the Orpheus Research Centre in Music (ORCiM). Tânia Lisboa is Senior Researcher at the Orpheus Research Centre in Music (ORCiM) and a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music. Catherine Laws is a pianist, reader in Music at the University of York, and senior artistic research fellow at the Orpheus Institute.

From the Back Cover

The process of practising is intrinsic to musical creativity. Practising may primarily be thought of as technical, but it is often also musically meaningful, including elements of interpretation, improvisation, and/or composition. The practice room can be a space in which to explore a field of creative possibilities; a place to experiment and to refine ideas. To date, the literature on practice has been primarily pedagogical and psychological. Little attention is paid to the significance of practice, and especially to the role of embodied experience - of understanding gained through doing - in the forming of musical ideas. The Practice of Practising is primarily concerned with considering practising as a practice in itself: a collection of processes that determines musical creativity and significance. The volume comprises four diverse case studies, in relation to music by J. S. Bach, Elliott Carter, Alfred Schnittke, and Morton Feldman, presenting both solo and ensemble perspectives.

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Publisher
Leuven University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9058678482
ISBN 13 
9789058678485
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
92