Otherwise known as Holographs, Autograph manuscripts are musical documents written in the composer's hand. These documents represent the culmination of the composer's work, and are often consulted alongside sketches to form modern editions. Holographs often lead very complex lives and can produce a convoluted picture that often requires deciphering.
Critical editions are scores which utilise multiple iterations of a work to create the most ‘complete’ version of that work. In this article, I will explore these unique editions, relating them to ideas of musical fidelity and concepts of editorial judgement.
Across the centuries, music scores have evolved from facsimiles to critical editions and, more recently, to graphic forms. Among these score types are ‘urtext’ editions, which attempt to ratify and uphold the composer’s intention as accurately and precisely as possible. In this article, I will explore Urtext editions and their relationship to concepts of authenticity and editorial manipulation: topics that remain disputed today.
Otherwise known as Holographs, Autograph manuscripts are musical documents written in the composer's hand. These documents represent the culmination of the composer's work, and are often consulted alongside sketches to form modern editions. Holographs often lead very complex lives and can produce a convoluted picture that often requires deciphering.
The Bärenreiter collection is known for its unique musicological notes and rigorously researched Urtext editions. This commitment to scholarly accuracy has been central to the company’s identity since its earliest days. These principles were first introduced by Karl Vötterle, who founded the company in 1923.
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In today's instalment of the Practice Project Blog, we review the research paper "Music Performance Anxiety: New insights from young musicians" published by Dianna Kenny and Margaret Osborne in 2006.
Music is a powerful stimulus which affects many of us on an emotional level. In today's Practice Project blog, we discuss a 2011 research project which examined how our brains process the music we hear, and why we take so much pleasure from our musical experiences.
In the second part our double-bill on the techniques explored by Chuan C. Chang in 'Fundamentals of Piano Practice' (2007), we look at memorisation, mental play, pace modulation and post-practice improvement.
Today's issue of the Practice Project blog is the first part of a double-bill, covering the techniques embraced by Chuan C. Chang in his book, 'Fundamentals of Piano Practice' (2007), many of which are applicable to music practice more generally.