The Practice of Practising (Paperback)

Alessandro Cervino

ISBN 10: 9058678482 / ISBN 13: 9789058678485

Published by Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2011

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Paperback. The process of practicing is intrinsic to musical creativity. Practicing 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 practicing 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. The Practice of Practising is primarily concerned with considering practicing as a practice in itself: a collection of processes that determines musical creativity and significance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Practice of Practising (Paperback)
• Publisher: Leuven University Press, Leuven
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9058678482
• ISBN 13: 9789058678485
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The process of practicing is intrinsic to musical creativity. Practicing 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 practicing 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.

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.