PERFORMANCE PRACTICE, PERCEPTION AND LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: A COMPOSER-LED STUDY OF A MOZART ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJMOE.831107Keywords:
Composer, Live, Concert, Mozart, Performers, Perception, PracticeAbstract
This paper examines the relationship between performance practice, listener perception and the live concert experience in a 270th Mozart anniversary performance. The concert presented and organized by Dewan Philharmonik Petronas which to remembering the 270th Mozart birth. A qualitative method was used with composer led approach and reflective observation to identify how interpretive decisions shape audience engagement towards the concert. The indicators performance elements which including tempo and flexibility. These elements also include articulation, dynamic control and balancing of the entire ensemble. Breathing coordination are also considered in relation to perceived musical clarity including emotional response and real time listening conditions. The findings show that performance practice plays a central role in mediating not only the structural transparency of Mozart music but also the immediacy of the live concert experience. The connection of coordinated phrasing, express timing and controlled dynamics do contribute significantly to the listener engagement. Observations of audience behaviour suggests differences in attentiveness and engagement across demographic groups. This also highlighting how the performance elements with adaptation nuance contribute to both clarity and artistic impact. The paper argues that concert-based reflective analysis offers a valuable humanities method for understanding the relevance of Mozart’s music in present-day performance contexts.
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