The Art of Musical Phrasing in the Eighteenth Century: Punctuating the Classical Period - Vial, Stephanie D. (Rochester University of Rochester Press, 2008)
Establishing an historical perspective. Musical punctuation, the analogy ; A surprisingly complex and lively picture of pointing theory ; Musical "resting points of the spirit" -- The art of interpreting rests. Written and unwritten rests ; Punctuation vs. articulation ; Affective punctuation -- Case studies in musical punctuation. Musical prose: F.W. Marpurg's essay on the punctuation of recitative ; Musical verse: Johann Mattheson's "curious specimen" of a punctuated minuet.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-341) and index.
Keywords: Historically informed performance; Musical interpretation; Notation; 18th Century (1701-1800)