Toil & Trouble: What’s the Historical Approach to Generate Excitement?
‘What made music exciting and interesting for listeners in the early 17th century, when vocal and instrumental music was exploring declamation, rhetorical delivery, theatricality, and the ability to move the listener? Today, how do we generate excitement and how do we take a historical approach? Do we need breakneck tempos, edgy string playing, machine-gun coloratura, and stridency to make our points?’
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