| Mathis Lussy: A Pioneer in Studies of Expressive Performance Contributor(s): Dogantan, Mine (Author), Lussy, Mathis (Author), Doğ Antan, Mine (Author) |
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ISBN: 082045897X ISBN-13: 9780820458977 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation - Psychology |
| Dewey: 781.109 |
| LCCN: 2003267744 |
| Series: Varia Musicologica |
| Physical Information: 187 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What are the historical roots of the rapidly growing branch of performance studies in contemporary music psychology? During the nineteenth century, the Swiss music theorist Mathis Lussy proposed a highly original theory locating the source of expression in performance within the musical structures rather than solely in the inspired soul of the performing artist. This book presents a comprehensive account of Lussy's theories of musical rhythm and performance based on a survey of long-neglected archival sources and publications against the backdrop of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century psychology and aesthetics. Contents: Expressive performance--Affective response to music--The interdependency of affect and cognition in musical experiences--Respiration as a model for music rhythm--Kinesthesis--Musical rhetoric--Mimesis and formalism in musical aesthetics--Tonal attractions--Accentuation and expressive timing.. |