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Prawda w muzyce – czy jest czego szukać? Rozważania w kontekście nurtu wykonawstwa historycznego
The truth in music - is there anything to look for? Considerations in the context of the trend historical performance

Author(s): Karolina Kolinek-Siechowicz
Subject(s): Cultural history, Cognitive Psychology, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: early music; historical performance; authenticity
Summary/Abstract: The author deals with the problem of truth in music from the point of view of the current performances of historical early music. It looks at the various stages development of this phenomenon, asking questions about how much to strive for authenticity the performance or the approximation to the composer's intentions were the result search for historical truth, and how much truth about contemporaries was in the maesthetic attitudes of musicians and listeners.

  • Page Range: 239-250
  • Page Count: 12
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Language: Polish