Bibliograph

Sleeping in Temples

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Sleeping in Temples

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sleeping in Temples

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

891446057

Summary

In several decades as a distinguished classical pianist, Susan Tomes has found that there are some issues which never go away. Here she takes up various topics of perennial interest: how music awakens and even creates memories, what ''interpretation'' really means, what effect daily practice has on the character, whether playing from memory is a burden or a liberation, and why the piano is the right tool for the job. She pays homage to the influence of remarkable teachers, asks what it takes for long-term chamber groups to survive the strains of professional life, and explores the link between

Table Of Contents

Sleeping in Temples; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Prelude; Giving people memories; The right tool for the job; Play the contents, not the container; Temps perdu; Raw materials; 'Interesting things happen when you deny people the consolation of technical excellence'; Plugged in; Fashion parade; Enigma variations; Old people; What is interpretation?; Bullfrogs; The iceberg; Starting and beginning; Light and heavy; Music hath charms; Coda; Index; Titles of Related Interest

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