Beyond the Notation

In which we return from our almost month-long hiatus... Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

In which we might have discovered the root cause of how the United States' orchestra seating is the way it is today, with a helpful guest to illuminate the path. Daniel J. Koury - Orchestral Performance Practices in the Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions, and Seating (UMI Press 1986) Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuij...

In which we invite a guest to discuss big ideas of orchestration and instrumentation, and where Kenny's mic was having trouble. Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

In which we sound a little different because of our mics. Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

In which we discover that phrasing in music is more complicated than it seems... Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

In which we find that "allegro" could mean more than a dozen speeds... Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

We discover that there are many different types of pitches and temperaments you can play at. Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.

In which we discover that music by Bach, Mozart, and many others from the past was played differently back then!!! Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.