PT Journal
AU Stefkova, M
TI A Theory of Musical Interpretation as a Bridge between Theory and Practice
SO Musicologica Olomucensia
PY 2014
BP 103
EP 118
VL 19
IS 1
DI 10.5507/mo.2014.007
DE Analysis; musical interpretation; methodology; authenticity
AB In this study the author presents the method of so-called interpretative analysis of music which she applies within the process of teaching analytical and aesthetic subjects within the Music and Dance Faculty of an Academy of Performing Arts. Interpretative analysis differs from conventional scholastic analysis by considering music as a phenomenon ongoing in time. The starting point for interpretative analysis is not the score, but the sound and the sensory functioning of music. Interpretative analysis also differs from regular scholastic analysis by its original method of asking questions, or rather by the application of distinctive methodological strategies. The aim of interpretative analysis therefore is to reveal the unique story of the composition. After explaining the theoretical context, the author presents practical demonstrations of the interpretative analysis of Intermezzo No. 4, Op. 116, by Brahms. On the basis of the definition of the concept of "authentic interpretation" regarding Adorno's theory of music interpretation, the author finally outlines the conclusions she and the students of Academy of Performing Arts came to concerning the comparison and authenticity of the three performances.
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