Zdenek Bruderhans. FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.

 

This book is addressed to people interested in understanding the essence of musical communication, its relevance to human behavior and the new concept of the interaction of the three fundamental dimensions of music – SOUND, TIME and SILENCE.

This concept is basis of analyzing the existing rules of musical performance as well as formulating new ones, particularly relevant to the so called “fantasy” and “inspiration”.


The book has 136 pages, many musical examples and is accompanied by a demo CD.
So far, the book as available in Australia at James Bennett Pty Limited, Locked Bag 537 French Forest NSW 2086, Australia

or can be ordered at zdenek8813@bigpond.com



CONTENTS
1. Functions of music
2. Sound, speech, music and human behaviour
3. Sources of music
4. Musical articulation
5. Sources of tensions and energy in music
6. Integration of rhythm and metre; elementary form
7. Typology of musical ideas and musical forms
8. Musical ideas
9. Fantasy tools
10. Tectonics
11. Persons involved in musical communication
12. About the recordings.

CONTENTS OF ACCOMPANYING CD
[Zdenek Bruderhans - flute with various performers]: 1. Allemande BWV 1013 / J.S. Bach -- 2. Flute concerto in G KV 313, 1st movt / Mozart -- 3. Sequenza / Berio -- 4. Danse de la che`vre / Honegger -- 5. Variations / Chopin -- 6. Andante in C, KV 285 / Mozart -- 7. Dance of the blessed spirits / Gluck -- 8. Habanera / Ravel -- 9. Flute concerto, movts. 1 and 2 / Vieru -- 10. Flute sonata in D, 1st movt / Prokofiev -- 11. Sonata in A, 1st movt / Franck -- 12. Sonata in A, 2nd movt / Franck.