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Historical Performance Research Is Undergoing Something Of A Transformation, And Is Broadening Out, With The Work Of Different Scholars Beginning To Intersect In New Ways. This Volume Reflects This Vibrant, Diverse And Evolving Field And Offers New Perspectives On Directions That Promise Significant Benefits For Hip Research And Performance. It Addresses A Diverse Range Of Pressing And Exciting Topics In Nineteenth-century Historically Informed Practices, Focusing On New Kinds Of Research That Move Away From Traditional Treatise Archaeology. These Include Multi-disciplinary Approaches, Such As The Use Of Empirical Methods In The Study Of Present-day Hip Performance Practices, And Increased Contextualisation Through A Closer Relationship With Cultural And Social Musicology-- Provided By Publisher.