Fantasies of improvisation : free playing in nineteenth-century music /

The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century'...

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Main Author: Gooley, Dana A. (Dana Andrew), 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The first history of keyboard improvisation in European music from the time of Beethoven through the later nineteenth century, Dana Gooley's Fantasies of Improvisation: Free Playing in Nineteenth-Century Music describes the motives, intentions, and musical styles of the nineteenth century's leading improvisers, and traces the evolution of the performance practice into a glorified ideal.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190633592
019063359X
9780190633615
0190633611