Franz Schubert's Music in Performance: Compositional Ideals, Notational Intent, Historical Realities, Pedagogical Foundations (Monographs in Musicology, Vol 11)

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Summary: An extremely technical and professional guide
Review: Compiled and written by David Montgomery, Franz Schubert's Music In Performance: Compositional Ideals, Notational Intent, Historical Realities, Pedagogical Foundations is a comprehensive, 319-page guide written especially to help performers better understand and bring out the minute subtleties of Franz Schubert's classical works of music. Extensive history and detail, understandings of rhythm and tempo, advanced studies and methodology and a great deal more pack the pages of this extremely technical and professional guide intended especially for skilled performers who seek to hone their expertise to new heights. Enhanced with a thorough index, Franz Schubert's Music In Performance is a core addition to any Classical Music Studies collection in general, and Franz Schubert Studies reading lists in particular.