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Contemporary Piano Music
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Contemporary Piano Music

Performance and Creativity
Edited By: Madalena Soveral

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This collection addresses performance and musical creation in contemporary piano music. It examines the aesthetic and technical aspects of the 20th century and reflects on 21st-century artistic practices that are redefining the contemporary performative field.

This collection addresses different issues involving performance and musical creation in contemporary piano music. Organised into three sections, it examines the aesthetic and technical aspects…
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This collection addresses different issues involving performance and musical creation in contemporary piano music. Organised into three sections, it examines the aesthetic and technical aspects of musical creation in the 20th century, and evaluates the questions that these aspects pose regarding the interpretative and performative process. It also offers a reflection on artistic practices in the 21st century, and explores their contribution to redefining the contemporary performative field.

Madalena Soveral holds a PhD in Music, and is Coordinator Professor at the Superior School of Music and Performing Art of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. As a pianist, she has played, both solo and with orchestra, as well as various forms of chamber music in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America. She has recorded more than a dozen albums and recordings, and has published a number of journal articles.

Pavlos Antoniadis, Kuo-Ying Lee, Helena Santana, Heloisa Amaral, Mariachiara Grilli, Leticia Michielon, Carlos Villar Taboada, Joana Sá, Helena Marinho, Paulo Meirelles, Ana Telles, Alexandre Zanuith, Anna Kijanowska, Helen Gallo

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-5275-6883-0
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-6883-9
  • Date of Publication: 2021-05-28

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-2636-X
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-2636-1
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-13

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-5275-6993-4
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-6993-5
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-13
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  • BIC: AV, AVA, AVGC6
  • THEMA: AV(3MP), AVA, AVLA
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