Over the last dozen years, the writings of Richard Taruskin have transformed the debate about "early music" and "authenticity."
Text and Act
collects for the first time the most important of Taruskin's essays and
reviews from this period, many of which now classics in the field.
Taking a wide-ranging cultural view of the phenomenon, he shows that the
movement, far from reviving ancient traditions, in fact represents the
only truly modern style of performance being offered today. He goes on
to contend that the movement is therefore far more valuable and even
authentic than the historical verisimilitude for which it ostensibly
strives could ever be. These essays cast fresh light on many aspects of
contemporary music-making and music-thinking, mixing lighthearted
debunking with impassioned argumentation. Taruskin ranges from
theoretical speculation to practical criticism, and covers a repertory
spanning from Bach to Stravinsky. Including a newly written
introduction,
Text and Act collects the very best of one of our most incisive musical thinkers.
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