Just Play the Notes! – Book Launch with Per Dahl
Per will be interviewed about his book, and music will be performed.
To mark the launch of the book “Just Play the Notes! Notation and Interpretation from a Performer’s Perspective,” we invite you to meet the author, Per Dahl.
Can musicians really “just play what’s written”? And what happens when the composer’s intention, the written score, and the performer’s own choices come together?
This book challenges the notion that notation represents music unambiguously and shows how musical meaning is created through interpretation, choice, and communication.
This book is aimed particularly at students and teachers of classical music, but will also be of interest to performers, researchers, and anyone interested in how music comes to life through the interplay between notation and performance.
Professor of Music History Lise Karin Meling will lead a conversation with Dahl about the book’s main themes. Along the way, flutist Cecilia Rospigliosi Salazar will provide musical examples illustrating how different interpretive choices transform written notes into a vibrant musical expression.
Per Dahl has had a long career as a flutist, researcher, and academic leader. He has been affiliated with the Stavanger Conservatory of Music since 1979, served as rector of Stavanger University College from 2000 to 2003, and has written numerous books and scholarly works on musical understanding, analysis, and communication.
Welcome to an engaging conversation about musical notation, interpretation, and the art of bringing music to life.
The event is open to anyone interested.
Language: Norwegian
Free coffee and something to eat.
Where: The cafeteria at the Faculty of Performing Arts in Bjergsted.