Georg Muffat on Performance Practice: The Texts from Florilegium Primum, Florilegium Secundum, and Auserlesene Instrumentalmusik--A New Translation wi

Author/Contributor(s):	Muffat, Georg ; Wilson, David K
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Date:	11/09/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

. . . a fascinating overall impression of the day-to-day concerns and working environment of a professional musician of the late 17th century. --American Recorder

This volume presents Muffat's texts along with variants from his own editions in other languages. Wilson's highly readable supplementary materials make this a useful work for theorists, historians, and performers. The book is particularly enlightening on differences between French and German practice. Treats pitch, ornamentation, bowing, and more.