The History of Music in Performance : The Art of Musical Interpretation from the Renaissance to Our Day

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Summary: Pioneering effort in performance practices; still useful.
Review: While copyrighted in 1942, this small book addresses the problems facing performers of Western Art music. Interpretation and Performance Practices is the darling of academia today, and the "experts" in this field demand adherence to their orthodxy. To them, Dorian's effort is viewed as "quaint". But to mere mortals, this book is still an indispensable tool for finding one's way through the wilderness of stylistic practices in art music