Contemporary Musical Virtuosities

Contemporary Musical Virtuosities

Louise Devenish, Cat Hope

In short

Contemporary notions of musical virtuosity redevelop historic concepts and demonstrate that our present understanding of virtuosity in western art music has shifted from what seemed, for a time, to be a relatively clear and stable definition. In the field and the academy, lively debates around the definition and/or value of virtuosity have always elicited strong and varied ideas. In the twenty-first century, frictions have emerged between traditional definitions of virtuosity and contemporary practices that emphasise collaboration and blur roles between performers, composers, and improvisers. Contemporary Musical Virtuosities embraces the evolving processes, practitioners, and presentation models within twenty-first century art music.



Language
English

Topics
Composition
Music education
Music technology

Publication year
2023

Pages
214

Publication location
London

ISSN/ISBN
9781032310855

Edition
1st Edition