The relationship between the absolute and the relative aspects of music constitutes the basic concern of performance practice. A temporal art, live music can only manifest itself in ever-varied performances, yet it “remains unchanged behind this
Such information may be found in manuscript and printed scores, mechanical or electrical recording devices, music and dance treatises, books and letters, media accounts and visual documentation of concert settings, instrument designs and TEMPERAMENTS, and so on. Performance practice denotes the study of information relevant to the performance and perception of music in various historical contexts.
