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Haydn and the Performance of Rhetoric.(Book review)
Haydn and the Performance of Rhetoric. Edited by Tom Beghin and Sander M. Goldberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. [xx. 366 p. ISBN-13: 9780226041292. $45.] DVD, illustrations, bibliographic references, index.
Musical analysis of any sort is valuable insofar as it leads the listener (in the broadest sense) to fresh experiences of a given work or repertoire. The same analysis increases in value as it broadens the cultural vision of the perceiver, leading to deeper listening and deeper understanding. On all of these counts, and more, the volume of essays at hand scores high marks.
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