{"product_id":"text-and-act-essays-on-music-and-performance","title":"Text and Act: Essays on Music and Performance","description":"Over the last dozen years, the writings of Richard Taruskin have transformed the debate about \"early music\" and \"authenticity.\" Text and Act collects for the first time the most important of Taruskin's essays and reviews from this period, many of which now classics in the field. Taking a wide-ranging cultural view of the phenomenon, he shows that the movement, far from reviving ancient traditions, in fact represents the only truly modern style of performance being offered today. He goes on to contend that the movement is therefore far more valuable and even authentic than the historical verisimilitude for which it ostensibly strives could ever be. These essays cast fresh light on many aspects of contemporary music-making and music-thinking, mixing lighthearted debunking with impassioned argumentation. Taruskin ranges from theoretical speculation to practical criticism, and covers a repertory spanning from Bach to Stravinsky. Including a newly written introduction, Text and Act collects the very best of one of our most incisive musical thinkers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0195094581\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0195094581.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Taruskin, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41511219331130,"sku":"DBV.0195094581.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0195094581-0.jpg?v=1783472263","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/text-and-act-essays-on-music-and-performance","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}