Forms of Performance: From J.S. Bach to M. Alunno (1972-)

Today, Bach is one of the most revered and studied figures of classical music, despite there being a time in which he was almost forgotten. Divided into two sections, this volume explores research on J.S. Bach and more broadly examines the topics of music and performance studies; with the latter focusing on composers active today, such as Marco Alunno, or those from the recent past who are lesser-known and performed, such as Pietro Cimara and Leo Ornstein.

Following from Nones?s (ed.) previous publication Music as Communication: Perspectives on Music, Image and Performance (ABE, 2018), this work provides a rather unique contribution as a choral attempt at exploring performance today. The intention of this book and the downloadable audio content, with live recordings of the music explored at the conference from which the volume originated, is to inspire fresh approaches to the study of a monument like Bach, while also encouraging original research of modern composition and performance. Recordings of the performances given over the two days of the conference serve either to clarify arguments made in the papers or to attest to the music explored more generally.

This volume is founded on the belief that the history of music is comprised of many figures, some of whom are undeservedly forgotten, and that our understanding of and approach to music is simultaneously shaped by the past and directed by the continual evolution of sounds and attitudes of the present. Examining music styles from baroque (Bach) to contemporary (Alunno), Forms of Performance will be of particular interest to Bach and performance studies scholars, as well as advanced researchers and PhD students in this field.

CONTENIDO:

List of figures

Introduction, by Alberto Nones

- Part I
1. Musical border crossings in J. S. Bach?s sacred Cantatas by Michael Maul
2. From Bach?s violin to Italian pianos: the Sei Solo in the Italian piano transcriptions by Chiara Bertoglio
3. Sonatas and Partitas for violin: a play of mediations by Maria Borghesi
4. Bach in Latin America: good and bad uses of his figure in music education by Francisco Castillo G.

- Part II
5. The futurist movement in Leo Ornstein?s early piano solo music by Andrés Felipe Molano Ruiz
6. Two art song versions of Leopardi?s L?Infinito by Alberto Nones
7. New Piano Études: a compositional and interpretive perspective by Marco Alunno and Andrés Gómez Bravo

Authors and performers
Scientific committee
AEMC 2019 performances
Index



Contributors: Michael Maul (Bach Archive Leipzig, Germany), Andrés Ruiz (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Gianluca Luisi (Conservatory of Music of Pesaro, Italy), Marco Alunno (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia), Andrés Gómez Bravo (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia), Mario Ciferri (Conservatory of Music of Fermo, Italy), Francisco Castillo (Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotà, Colombia), Maria Borghesi (Hochschule für Musik Dresden, Germany), Chiara Bertoglio (Conservatory of Music of Cuneo, Italy), Alberto Nones (Associazione Europea di Musica e Comunicazione (AEMC), Italy), Nunzia Santodirocco