Davies, J.Q. 2014. Romantic Anatomies of Performance. Berkeley: University Of California Press.

What might a broken clavicle, a urinating Frédéric Chopin, the execution of parricides, and Sigismund Thalberg’s “third hand” all have in common? According to James Davies, these practices, accidents, and medical woes share nothing less than a concern for defining musical bodies. Romantic Anatomies...

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Main Author: J. Mackenzie Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2014-09-01
Series:Current Musicology
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5339