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OverviewAdditional resources for this book are available on our Manifold site, which can be accessed via https://liverpooluniversitypress.manifoldapp.org/projects/clementi-and-the-woman-at-the-piano This book takes as its historical point of departure the radical appearance in 1779 of technically difficult keyboard music in a set of six sonatas (Op. 2) by Muzio Clementi. The difficult passages contained in this opus are unique amongst keyboard music published for a market that was understood at the time to consist almost entirely of female amateur keyboardists. Previously actively discouraged from practicing or improving their skills due to the restrictive ideologies in place, Clementi’s music increasingly affords female pianists a new kind of musical expression. Clementi and the woman at the piano: Virtuosity and the market for music in eighteenth-century London maps the social, musical, and gendered implications of technically difficult music and helps to underline important changes in Enlightenment culture and keyboard practice. Clementi’s activities initiated the now familiar and modern concepts of repetitive musical practice, the work-concept, virtuosity itself, and the division between amateur and professional. Additionally, Clementi promotes a radical new mode of expression for female pianists that is at first highly controversial but slowly gains acceptance due to a widespread promotion of his music, instruments, and methods. Clementi’s career is in many respects a perfect case study for the tensions between Enlightenment thinking and new Romantic ideologies.** Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erin Helyard (Artistic Director, Pinchgut Opera; Senior Lecturer, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney)Publisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Voltaire Foundation Volume: 2022:06 ISBN: 9781800856257ISBN 10: 1800856253 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 13 June 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Musical Examples List of Tables List of Figures Preface Chapter 1: Clementi and the Enlightenment Chapter 2: Mozart’s Insult and the Irritations of Virtuosity Chapter 3: Keyboard Performance and Gender in Late Eighteenth-Century London Chapter 4: Clementi’s “Black Joke” Chapter 5: Male Theoria and Female Praxis Chapter 6: Clementi in the Marketplace and the Conservatoire Conclusion: Clementi’s Coin Appendix: Ideological differences regarding keyboard practicing/music education in 36 conduct books and treatises, 1741-1838 BibliographyReviews...Clementi, as virtuoso and keyboard composer, endearingly combined acquisitiveness with encouragement for women keyboard artists willing and able to follow his advice. -- Benjamin Ivry, International Piano Author InformationErin Helyard has been acclaimed as an inspiring conductor, a virtuosic and expressive performer of the harpsichord and fortepiano, and as a lucid scholar who is passionate about promoting discourse between musicology and performance. He is Artistic Director of the award-winning Pinchgut Opera in Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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