Aesthetic criteria for musical interpretation a study of the contemporary performance of western notated instrumental music after 1750

The purpose of this study is to illuminate performers' and theorists' patterns of aesthetic thinking within musical interpretation in performance. The study examines in particular the cognitive processes and logic(s) of implementation of interpretational ideals based on phenomenology, herm...

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Main Author: Sundin, Nils-Göran
Other Authors: Faculty of Humanities, Humanistinen tiedekunta, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Doctoral dissertation
Language:eng
Published: 1994
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83433
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