Completing the unfinished
Approaches on the composer, the performer and the ornamentation through the manuscripts of Johann Georg Pisendel
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37536/quodlibet.2020.73.720Keywords:
HIP, composition, composer, performer, improvisation, ornamentation, PisendelAbstract
The archive known as Schrank II from the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden holds much of the vast personal collection of instrumental music of Pisendel.
The archive contains manuscripts for personal use that include Pisendel’s notes for his daily work as a performer and composer. This is a rare treasure, as these types of manuscripts were not intended to be preserved after its use.
Of special interest are the manuscripts of his own compositions. Among the compositional amendments we also find annotations intended for performance, among which those used for ornamentation stand out. These “working manuscripts”, sometimes coexist with clean copies, the combined study of these sources yields an interesting and novel vision of the multiple facets of Pisendel as a composer and performer.
This legacy echoes the performance practice of his time and invites us to rethink basic considerations of historical interpretation such as the role of the composer and the performer as well as to expand the concepts of composition, improvisation and ornamentation, giving the latter a fundamental role in the final elaboration of the musical work.
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