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Virtue or Virtuosity? Explorations in the Ethics of Musical Performance
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Jane O'Dea
ISBN: 0-313-31568-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31568-8
136 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2000
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Drawing upon the past two decades of burgeoning literature in philosophy of music, this study offers a comprehensive, critical analysis of what is entailed in performance interpretation. It argues that integrity and other virtues offset the harm that virtuosity and rigid historical authenticity can impose on the perceptive judgment required of excellent musical interpretation. Proposed are challenging and provocative reassessments of the appropriate roles for virtuosity and historical authenticity in musical performance. Acknowledging the competitive ethos of the contemporary music scene, it details the kind of character a performer needs to develop in order to withstand those pressures and to achieve interpretive excellence. Performers are encouraged to examine and explore the ethical dimension of their art against their responsibilities to the diverse patrons they serve.

Professional and student performers and instructors will appreciate this practical discussion of the ethical challenges performers confront when interpreting musical works. The ethical discourse applies to instrumental performance studies, the history and theory of music, general music pedagogy, and philosophy of music courses.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    Musical Interpretation
    Turning the Soul toward Excellence: The Character of the Performing Artist
    Virtue or Virtuosity?
    Historical Authenticity: Vice or Virtue?
    Integrity in Musical Performance
    Conclusion
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: JANE O'DEA is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education and an adjunct member of the Philosophy Department at the University of Lethbridge./e
LCC Class: 174
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