I'm working on a translation of a book called Die Improvisation in der Musik (Improvisation in Music), published in German in 1938 by the Hungarian musicologist Ernst Ferand. The book is widely regarded as the only in-depth history of improvisation in European classical music-- although, interestingly, its historical coverage extends only to circa 1600. (The fact that the book is still over 400 pages long gives you an idea of its thoroughness.)
This a major project that will take several years and I believe this book, when available to a broader readership, will change the way we think about improvisation and music history.
The translation will be published by Routledge as part of their series Classic European Studies in the Science of Music.
This a major project that will take several years and I believe this book, when available to a broader readership, will change the way we think about improvisation and music history.
The translation will be published by Routledge as part of their series Classic European Studies in the Science of Music.
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