Performance Perspectives

This critical introduction to Performance Studies provides undergraduates with an accessible way into terminology and context. Using an innovative tripartite structure that combines the voices of arti

What is 'performance'? What are the boundaries of Performance Studies? How do we talk about contemporary performance practices today in simple but probing terms? What kinds of practices represent the

The 16 papers of this collection were first presented at the 2005 Performance/Performativity in the Middle Ages conference, held at the U. of Chicago, and organized by Gertsman, who teaches at Souther

An important contribution to the debate about how to improve the performance of public organizations.

Drawing on recent advances in the social sciences, this volume shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs -- and how better gov

This first book to critically summarize the latest achievements and emerging applications within this interdisciplinary topic focuses on one of the most important types of detectors for elementary par

This volume brings together dynamic perspectives on the concept of liveness in the performing arts, engaging with the live through the particular analytical focus of audiences and experience. The stat

At the beginning of the twenty-first century prime ministers loom larger in the consciousness of their nations than perhaps in any previous era. But how well do we really understand the variables of p

The most thorough, valid set of findings on global manufacturing and winning practices worldwideThis eye-opening resource sets a new standard for how manufacturing practices are viewed in today's busi

Performing in musical ensembles provides a remarkable opportunity for interaction between people. When playing a piece of music together, musicians contribute to the creation of an artistic work that

Situated Knowing aims to critically examine performance studies ideological and socio-political underpinnings while also challenging the Anglo-centrism of the discipline.

With increased competition for external funding, technological advancement, and public expectations for transparency, not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations are facing new challenges and pr

"This research-based book examines the design, implementation, and working of accounting, accountability, governance, and performance management measures of nonprofit organizations. It presents critic

In the ecological challenges of the twenty-first century, interculturally sensitive understandings of nature, place, and environment are essential for the development of a planetary community. Acknow

There is a plethora of research findings from management and social science, all offering prescriptions for better performance management. However, the complexities and ambiguities of how performance

Over the course of the past few years, teaching, research, and practice has underscored the importance of performance measurement and criterion development as topics of great interest, considerable de

Perspectives on Mozart Performance, published during the Mozart bicentennial year, is the first volume in a new series. It includes essays by distinguished musicologists and performers, each exploring a different aspect of Mozart's music in performance. Several studies consider the eighteenth-century roots of Mozart's approach to performance and examine such issues as the role of ornamentation (Paul Badura-Skoda, Frederick Neumann), improvization (Katalin Komlós), cadenzas (Christoph Wolff), and Mozart's conception of tempos in a pre-metronomic age (Jean-Pierre Marty). Two studies examine Mozart's string writing (Jaap Schroeder) and the influence of his father's remarkably popular Violinschule (Robin Stowell). An essay by Peter Williams treats Mozart's use of the chromatic fourth and performance styles associated with that figura. Finally, the later, nineteenth-century response to Mozart is explored through the study of Mendelssohn's performances of Mozart (R. Larry Todd).

Styan (English and theater, Northwestern U.) reminds readers that Shakespeare wrote essentially for the stage and suggests maintaining a sense of performance while reading the plays. He discusses such

Aspects of the interrelated topics of notation and performance examined by Lukas Foss, Gunther Schuller, Kurt Stone, Charles Wuorinen, Paul Zukofsky, and others.