Beethoven Center
Beethoven Thesaurus
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BBD a10002121
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For performance practices before and after Beethoven's lifetime, subdivide by period (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century); for Beethoven's lifetime, use 1770-1827
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FF Free-floaters
MT Music terms
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May subdivide by instruments or vocal parts: Fortepianos; Horns; Orchestras; Violins; Violoncellos
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May also be used as a subdivision to terms in the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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(1) A term adapted from the German Auffuhrungspraxis ... meaning the way music is and has been performed (especially as regards the relationship between the written notes and the actual sounds). (New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians); (2) The phenomenon of music performance or interpretation, including the realization of the musical text, the role of the performer as mediator between the musical work and the listener, etc.
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