Interpretation

The musician has much freedom in choosing expressive means, but this is not without bounds. In these studies the laws underlying musical interpretation of expressive performances are investigated.

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• Timmers, R. (2002). Context afhankelijke regels voor expressie [Context dependent rules for expression]. Piano Buletin, 20(2), 50-55.
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