Pushing the Limits: Risk and Accomplishment in Musical Performance

Using examples from musical performance of several kinds, we argue that risk-taking, showing off, virtuosity, and other forms of musical showmanship are in many cases, though not in all, an integral and appropriate part of the music as performed on that occasion. We reflect on the difference betwee...

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Main Authors: David Clowney, Robert Rawlins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Contemporary Aesthetics, Inc. 2014-01-01
Series:Contemporary Aesthetics
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Online Access:http://www.contempaesthetics.org/newvolume/pages/article.php?articleID=702